A/N: Yeah, I know I have a gazillion other stories going on, but I needed to get this over with and write it. I got the idea because I was curious about certain people's family. (You'll find out who soon, but whatever, it's a mystery for now.) Hope you enjoy, and yeah, this'll have more chapters, but for now, just enjoy, review, eat a bagel, and most importantly, READ!
Prologue
My brother and I are close, even though we happen to be ten years apart. He's always looked after me, and well, he is the only family I have left these days. I love him more than anyone else in this world, and I know he feels the same. Don't get me wrong, we're not into incest or anything, it's just...hard to explain. He was always there when I needed someone,and I try to do the same for him. When he was sent to prison, I sent him pictures of the places I went, of my friends and I, and of anything he might like, and he sent me letters and called me whenever he could.
I'll always love him, no matter what society persecutes him for, and I'll always be by his side. Speaking of my brother, that's where I'm going today. I work nearby at a hospital, so I try to swing by every week to see him.
My car pulls up into the designated visitor parking and I switch the ignition off, and sit there, making sure my make-up is still alright. I toss my dark brown hair that I had worked on for an hour to get curls in over my shoulder, where it hangs down to mid back and tickles my bare shoulders. I step out of the car and into the warm Chicago sun, double checking to make sure the doors are locked. I start to walk toward Visitation, my sandals slapping against the hot pavement. I am not ashamed of who I'm here to see, because he might be a murderer, but I love my brother, and family is family dammit.
The guard on duty, a pleasant looking black man, says, "Please state your name and the name of the inmate you're here to see, ma'am."
"My name is Theresa," I say, my southern accent strong, and the guard looks up in surprise. "And I'm here to see my brother, Theodore Bagwell."