Promises Broken and Words Left Unspoken
Seeing You Cry Makes Me Feel Like Saying Sorry
Brian’s P.O.V
I was at Amy’s with my parents, we were invited over for dinner. My parents like that we’re dating, so it’s always nice to have them behind our relationship instead of hating on my girlfriends. My mom was looking out the window before she gasped and walked towards the door and jogged across the street. Amy’s parents and my dad followed…I looked to Amy and she nodded before we headed over as well. When we first got there I realized that Madi was passed out in her doorway. I am going to laugh so hard if she passed out because she drank too much alcohol. I shook my head trying to reason with myself, Madi had never been like that.
She sat up and started breathing hard as she clutched something tightly in her left hand and placed her right hand over her chest as she started wheezing. I spoke up as she continued trying to breathe as she began to cry. “Yeah…isn’t that making it harder to breathe? Stupid bitch,” I stated as my parents glared as did Amy’s. I shrugged and the phone rang as Madi glared up at me. Amy walked over and picked it up.
“Hello? No she’s too busy for you,” she hung up and shrugged at Madi’s glare. I just stood there as my parents and Amy’s continued to question her and freak out about it. I turned as I heard a car pull up, the engine was killed and the guy identified as Tyler earlier walked up.
“What the fuck?" He realized what was happening and glared before speaking up. “Are you people fucking stupid? Why are you just standing around? Damn. Madi, hang on hun,” he stated finishing the statement with a soft tone. He ran upstairs and rustled around in a room before running back down and kneeling down by her on the floor. He rested his left hand on her back and steadied her hand around her inhaler with his right hand. She inhaled the medicine and when she regained her breathing she glared at Amy.
“Don’t fucking touch things that don’t belong to you!” she snapped as she walked over to check the home phone, her cell began to ring. She pulled it out and answered it. “Hello? Hey Lea…no it was the cheer bitch from school,” I had to hold Amy back as Madi continued. “Ja…he…di…” she stated crying all over again.
“What’s wrong Madi?” Ty spoke soft and soothingly as she handed him the dog tags in her hand. “I’m so sorry Madi,” he spoke just as soft as before and gently pulled her to him before taking the phone as she cried into his chest. I couldn’t help but feel bad even though I wasn’t sure what was going on. “Hey Lea, yea Jake died. I’ll get her to call you later, bye,” he hung up and rubbed her back softly. “Shh.” I immediately felt horrible for the way I had acted at school and a few moments ago remembering Jake as the older brother she always clinged to.
“I just got the letter…saying he wa…was coming home,” she cried quietly. He rubbed her back before she looked up and my heart broke at the tears glistening in her eyes. “They said that the funeral needed to be planned and I need to do it myself cause dad’s away on that stupid business meeting…and I can’t,” she mumbled the last part and had more tears in her eyes as she started crying harder.
Tyler just rubbed her back soothingly as she cried harder. “Shh, I know it hurts Madi,” she looked up and whispered.
“You don’t understand, he told me in the letter that he was coming home in a week,” she stated in the voice that showed her raw emotion and depression. “It was his last week of the term he needed to serve,” she explained as more tears fell from her eyes. “And now that’s never going to happen…” her voice cracked as she fell to her knees and sobbed into her hands.
“Who the fuck is Jake?” Amy asked in a bitchy tone that even made me want to smack her. I shook my head to get the thought out of my head before going to answer.
Tyler answered before I could open my mouth. “Her older brother. Now either stay quiet or get the fuck out of her house,” his tone was cold and angry. He pulled her to his lap and softly hummed to her to sooth her. She wiped at her eyes and continued crying into his chest as he rubbed her back and hummed. I recognized what he was humming as 'Dream On' by Aerosmith. I watched as he lulled her to sleep before he carried her to her room which I only knew cause my parents made me follow and Amy chose to follow me. He laid her down and kissed her forehead which pissed me off, and I couldn’t really explain why.
Tyler then walked out and closed her door before pushing me and Amy back towards the living room. He texted someone and then took a seat on the couch with a sigh. He walked over to the table and took a look at the letter on it and sighed deeply before walking back in. “Alright listen up, you can all leave. Right now. The only ones who seem to care are your parents and they don’t know shit. So get out Brian. I’m not letting you or your bitchy girlfriend make my friend feel like shit after she just lost her brother.”
I sighed but nodded before grabbing Amy’s arm and gently leading her out of the house. Our parents walking behind us after a moment of thought. I don’t know why…but seeing her cry like that…made me feel like saying sorry and holding her, finding a way to protect her from everything so nothing else could hurt her.
I was at Amy’s with my parents, we were invited over for dinner. My parents like that we’re dating, so it’s always nice to have them behind our relationship instead of hating on my girlfriends. My mom was looking out the window before she gasped and walked towards the door and jogged across the street. Amy’s parents and my dad followed…I looked to Amy and she nodded before we headed over as well. When we first got there I realized that Madi was passed out in her doorway. I am going to laugh so hard if she passed out because she drank too much alcohol. I shook my head trying to reason with myself, Madi had never been like that.
She sat up and started breathing hard as she clutched something tightly in her left hand and placed her right hand over her chest as she started wheezing. I spoke up as she continued trying to breathe as she began to cry. “Yeah…isn’t that making it harder to breathe? Stupid bitch,” I stated as my parents glared as did Amy’s. I shrugged and the phone rang as Madi glared up at me. Amy walked over and picked it up.
“Hello? No she’s too busy for you,” she hung up and shrugged at Madi’s glare. I just stood there as my parents and Amy’s continued to question her and freak out about it. I turned as I heard a car pull up, the engine was killed and the guy identified as Tyler earlier walked up.
“What the fuck?" He realized what was happening and glared before speaking up. “Are you people fucking stupid? Why are you just standing around? Damn. Madi, hang on hun,” he stated finishing the statement with a soft tone. He ran upstairs and rustled around in a room before running back down and kneeling down by her on the floor. He rested his left hand on her back and steadied her hand around her inhaler with his right hand. She inhaled the medicine and when she regained her breathing she glared at Amy.
“Don’t fucking touch things that don’t belong to you!” she snapped as she walked over to check the home phone, her cell began to ring. She pulled it out and answered it. “Hello? Hey Lea…no it was the cheer bitch from school,” I had to hold Amy back as Madi continued. “Ja…he…di…” she stated crying all over again.
“What’s wrong Madi?” Ty spoke soft and soothingly as she handed him the dog tags in her hand. “I’m so sorry Madi,” he spoke just as soft as before and gently pulled her to him before taking the phone as she cried into his chest. I couldn’t help but feel bad even though I wasn’t sure what was going on. “Hey Lea, yea Jake died. I’ll get her to call you later, bye,” he hung up and rubbed her back softly. “Shh.” I immediately felt horrible for the way I had acted at school and a few moments ago remembering Jake as the older brother she always clinged to.
“I just got the letter…saying he wa…was coming home,” she cried quietly. He rubbed her back before she looked up and my heart broke at the tears glistening in her eyes. “They said that the funeral needed to be planned and I need to do it myself cause dad’s away on that stupid business meeting…and I can’t,” she mumbled the last part and had more tears in her eyes as she started crying harder.
Tyler just rubbed her back soothingly as she cried harder. “Shh, I know it hurts Madi,” she looked up and whispered.
“You don’t understand, he told me in the letter that he was coming home in a week,” she stated in the voice that showed her raw emotion and depression. “It was his last week of the term he needed to serve,” she explained as more tears fell from her eyes. “And now that’s never going to happen…” her voice cracked as she fell to her knees and sobbed into her hands.
“Who the fuck is Jake?” Amy asked in a bitchy tone that even made me want to smack her. I shook my head to get the thought out of my head before going to answer.
Tyler answered before I could open my mouth. “Her older brother. Now either stay quiet or get the fuck out of her house,” his tone was cold and angry. He pulled her to his lap and softly hummed to her to sooth her. She wiped at her eyes and continued crying into his chest as he rubbed her back and hummed. I recognized what he was humming as 'Dream On' by Aerosmith. I watched as he lulled her to sleep before he carried her to her room which I only knew cause my parents made me follow and Amy chose to follow me. He laid her down and kissed her forehead which pissed me off, and I couldn’t really explain why.
Tyler then walked out and closed her door before pushing me and Amy back towards the living room. He texted someone and then took a seat on the couch with a sigh. He walked over to the table and took a look at the letter on it and sighed deeply before walking back in. “Alright listen up, you can all leave. Right now. The only ones who seem to care are your parents and they don’t know shit. So get out Brian. I’m not letting you or your bitchy girlfriend make my friend feel like shit after she just lost her brother.”
I sighed but nodded before grabbing Amy’s arm and gently leading her out of the house. Our parents walking behind us after a moment of thought. I don’t know why…but seeing her cry like that…made me feel like saying sorry and holding her, finding a way to protect her from everything so nothing else could hurt her.
12/14/12