Liz's POV
As i walked up to the house I hadnt been to in nearly 4 years, it looked and felt the same as always, cold and alone. How could she do this to him, she could be a bitch to me, but not to him. I could still remember the first time she did this, I was 19 and I got a phone call,
"Elizabeth?" I voiced i recognized came threw the phone.
"Sara beth?"...I never called my step mother by anything other then her full name
"yes, I need you to do something for me."
"And why would I do that?"
"Its really more for Eli".
"what is it?"...I would have done anything for my little brother, to protect him, and she knew that.
"I cant handle it anymore, Im leaving and if your not here by 3 pm tomorrow he will be coming home from school to no one. you choose. whats stronger, your hate for me, or your love for Eli"
"Sara Beth are you serious!"
"Your plane ticket is at YVR I ordered it for you. Good Bye"
"SARA BETH!" I screamed, but the phone was dead.
Without a second thought I was on a plane heading for Toronto. This had happened a few times over the years. and much like today, I had gotten to the home and there had been to notes on the door, one addressed to Elijah and one to myself, Elizabeth.
I arrived around 8 pm, and noticed that my brother was not yet home, I had texted him earlier in the afternoon it was a Saturday so I knew he knew something bad was going to happen, we had a code. I tried to let myself in the front door but she had changed the locks again, I checked the usual spots for the hide-a-key but found nothing. There was nothing to do but sit and wait untill he came home.
It was about 20 minutes later that i heard the distant sound of a dead hand song, Something I turned my brother towards a few months before, I knew he would be coming around the bend in the road within seconds, I was nervous as usual, When he pulled into the drive way I could feel him watching me, And there was a cute red head in the passenger seat, Clare I assumed He had mentioned her in every email Id gotten since school started. I watched him slowly get out of the car...
"Well I see someone finally got over their slight death obsession," I said in my usual sarcastic tone, "Do I get a hello?" I asked him, I knew my facial expression was sad and tired.
"Hey Liz," My little brother replid with a small smile coming over to give me a hug, I wrapped my arms around him, he felt smaller then I remembered though he had grown 3 inches since he had come to visit me in April.
"How you doing little brother?"
"Well, Im assuming if your here then mom isnt, so how about I read the note I know she left then ill let you know"
"Fair enoug, But first is this gorgeous girl the one who gave you that impressive hickey on your neck?" I asked giving Clare a big grin. I watched as both her and my brother shared a secret smile and turned bright red.
"Oh my gosh, yes I am, Hi Im Clare," she was every bit as adorable as Eli had described,
"Nice to meet you Clare, Im Liz"
"nice to meet you too"
"So Liz, the note?" I could tell he wanted to get this part over with, this was alwasy the hard part, once the notes were out of the way we could carry on with our lives. making plans. I handed him the note not ready to open mine.