I hope mommy is ok. She was crying, she had been crying a lot. I even saw daddy cry one time. It made me laugh a bit, big daddy the detective, I think thats what he said anyway, crying. But it made me worried. I wanted to know what was wrong. My big brother Alex didn't cry, but he wasn't as happy as he was before and I kept asking him about the bruises I noticed as he picked my up. But he kept saying "You're too young to know Lucy-Lu." I hated it when he said that but I still love him. He makes me feel special, even when I'm sad. Alex is a lot older than me though, about ten years older. My teacher told me that, she said because I'm five and he's fifteen, he is ten years older than me. A lot of people think that we're not brother and sister because he has dirty blonde hair and I have dark brown, Ihate those people! I remember someone thought that Alex was my daddy. I found this really funny, but Alex has always looked after me when mommy and daddy were working late and sometimes, people think that he is a lot older than what he says. So I think Alex is my very caring big brother. I would never say he's my daddy though, otherwise his icky girlfriend would have to be my mommy. No thank you. He keeps saying it's cute because I get jealous. I'm not jealous! Its her thats just icky! I wish she wasn't here right now
"Oh my God. Oh my God. Alex, please say you're joking" I hear her say. Joking about what? Did he make one of those bad jokes?
"Nope." I hear him say. What's going on? I hope he's dumping her. I can hear her say something but its not clear. I hear the door opening and closing then footsteps to the door. She's leaving? Yes! I guess I should go see Alex. I open his door
"Big Alex? Is she gone?"
"Go away Lucy. Now's not the time." I don't understand. Why doesn't he want to see me? He looks really sad. I knew that evil girlfriend was just going to hurt him.
"Why are you so sad? Did you fall?" He laughs a bit, thats good. At least he still remembers it.
"No, I didn't fall." He pulls me up so I'm sitting on his knee.
"So why are you sad?"
"You're too young to know. And mom and dad don't want me to tell you either."
"But why not?"
"It's better if some things stay a secret." He looks down at me. "It's not a nice secret and trust me. You don't want to know it."
"But I want to know it!" I looked up at him. He could see I was about to cry. I hate it! He won't tell me!
"One minute." He gets his phone and texts mommy. She texts back quickly. "Mommy and daddy want me to tell you why everyone's been so sad." I can see he's about to cry as well
"Don't cry Alex." I reach up and wipe away his tears
"Have you ever heard of cancer?" I shook my head "Well, I've got it, and thats why mommy and daddy have been so upset. They tried not to but I was the only one who could keep a straight face."
"Why don't you just get someone to kiss it better?"
"No matter how many kisses. It won't get better." He started crying and he held me close. I couldn't help crying too. We just sat there together, crying.