I'm Not Insane. Just Not Insane

The Two are Alike

Chapter 2~The Two are Alike~

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I locked the door to my room, and ran towards my closet.  Searching for something, but not finding it.  I kept on looking, even though the back of my mind told me to stop.  Then, I heard a quiet knock, and one more knock.  Slowly, I walked towards the door, and opened it.  It was Xavier; he slowly walked in, eyes were red, with his favorite stuffed animal.  I picked him up, and shut the door.  He softly hit the bed, and hugged his blanket.

"Whats wrong?" I asked hoping it wasn't about our dad.

"D-daddy," Xavier whimpered.

I stared at Xavier in complete shock.  What would he do to him?  Did he hit him?  Did he lock him in a closet? All the thoughts were running threw my mind.  Would he do the same thing to Xavier, that he did to me?  I wouldn't want that to happen. "What did he do?"

Xavier stared at me for a minute, looked at the door, and showed me his leg. "H-h-he," Xavier whimpered, and I knew what he did.  I was about to hug Xavier, when the door started to open.

"Xavier!" I quietly yelled, "Go hide in the closet!" I helped Xavier off the bed, and sat on my bed.  That monster walked in, just when Xavier slid the closet door.

I sat there, just staring at him.  I knew he would do that to me, but to Xavier?  No, that wasn't going to happen.  He looked at me, and just drank is beer.  Then, he started to yell.  So, I yelled back.  I yelled at him for hurting Xavier, I kept on yelling.  And I guess I did the unthinkable.  I slapped him.  He dropped his bottle, picked up a shard, and stabbed it into my arm.  I started screaming.  I couldn't bare this any longer, I just couldn't.  And, I couldn't just leave Xavier in the closet.  I don't want him to hear this.

"GO! JUST GET OUT!" I screamed in pain.

"I'll see your brother later then," He walked out of the door and laughed.

I cried on my bed, and slowly pulled out the shard of glass.  Xavier came out slowly, wiping away his tears.  I grabbed him, and laid him on my bed.

"Don't worry, I won't let him hurt you," I hushed Xavier into a deep sleep, and walked over to play some music.

I laid next to Xavier, crying my eyes out.  I can't believe he saw that, I just can't believe it.  Xavier mumbled something in his sleep, but I just ignored it.  I fell asleep a few minutes later, trying to forget about what happened.

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I woke up in the middle of the night, and heard knocking.  At first I ignored them, but when I came back from the bathroom, they got louder.  It wasn't anyone knocking on my door, so I was guessing it was Matt.  I quietly walked to the window, trying not to wake up anyone, and opened the window.  There was nothing there, but a piece of paper.

'Meet me at the music shop, at 10.

                        ~M.~'

I flipped.  I didn't want to go tomorrow, just because I didn't want to leave Xavier here.  But, I didn't want to stay home either.  I just decided I was going to take Xavier with me.

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"Come on Xavier! It's time for a bath!" I rushed Xavier in the bathroom, and locking the door.

"Music, music, music!" Xavier laughed while hopping into the bath tub.

"Okay, okay," I shuffled my IPod, and my second favorite band came on, Flobots.

After we finished getting ready, Xavier grabbed his stuffed animal, and we snuck out.  I left a note, if our 'lovely' father decided he cared for once.  And, I also sent a text to Kate.  We started walking to town quietly and peacefully.  I think Xavier saw my bad arm because he was pointing at it.

"What happened?" Xavier quietly asked.

I hesitated to say anything, maybe just ignoring it would be easier.  But it wasn't, "I'll tell you when your older." And that's all that was spoken the whole walk.

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We walked into the music shop, and started to walk around.  Xavier stopped me multiple times because he saw a cool album cover, and I just laughed. 

"Come on X," I grabbed his hand, and continued to walk around, until I saw him.  Matt looked like he just saw the most amazingest thing ever.  And, I'm not joking.  He walked up to us, and bent down to Xavier.  Xavier hid behind me, shaking for his life.  I turned to him, and told him everything is going to be alright.  I told him that Matt wasn't bad.

"Sorry," I slowly stood up, and turned to Matt, "I had to bring him."

"It's okay," He crooked a smile. "Well, do you want to go to the café?"

"Erhm, sure," We walked to the coffee shop, and ordered something to drink; plus a cookie for Xavier.

"So," I looked towards Xavier, "Why did you ask to me up?"

"Well, I guess I wanted to get to know you more."

We started talking about ourselves, and stuff like that.  We did have a lot of stuff in common, including our past.  He said he watched his sister get shot when he was 7.  I was in complete, utter shock.  I've known him for almost 2 or 3 days, and he's already telling me this?  I just sat there and listened because I did feel bad.  I guess he was trying to make me talk about my past and all, and was trying to make Xavier talk as well. I didn't really work out well.  After about an hour or so at the coffee shop, we decided to go home.  Half way through our walk home, it started pouring.  I didn't mind it, but I didn't want Xavier to get sick.

I took off my sweatshirt, and threw it over Xavier.  Then, I picked him up, and continued walking.  Matt look amused, and offered holding Xavier, but he clinged on to me.  We finally got to our street, and we stopped infront of his house.  I put Xavier on the sidewalk, and watched Matt and him hug.  My heart just gave out.  I think this is the only other person Xavier ever hugged. I waved bye- with my scarred arm- and he just stared at it.  I knew he was staring at my arm, so I turned, and we ran home.  But I guess that was a idea.

"Why did you go?" Our dad asked with a knife in his hand.

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Hey guys! Sorry about that.. An hour thing, turned into about a 3 hour thing. Because instead of writing... I watched some YouTube videos, ate some food, and watched some TV. Then I remembered I had to finish this.. So I did.. But I hope you like it!