Chapter Four
"Josh!" Drake's hurt expression made Josh feel guilty. He'd been avoiding his brother all of the week.
"What?" Josh spun around.
"Josh… I'm sorry. It's just I can't talk about it right now. Really, I just can't. It's too hard. Can you understand? Please?" Drake pleaded. Josh's expression softened a bit.
Fall back on me, and I'll be the strength I need
"I'm sorry I blew up on you. It's just… knowing you're keeping something from me is hard." He replied. Drake sighed.
"I want to tell you… I want you to know everything. But it's too complicated. I don't think I can handle telling you everything right now."
To save me now, just come face to face with me
"It's okay, brother. But if you ever want to talk, I'm here." Josh smiled, hugging his brother.
"Drake!" Josh watched his brother nervously. Drake was tossing and turning in his bed, yelling "no!" over and over again.
"Josh! Help! He's going to get me!" Drake grabbed onto Josh's shoulders and shook him.
"Drake! You're having another nightmare! No one's going to get you!" Josh said urgently. Drake blinked and seemed to realize he was in his bed. He calmed down and let go of Josh.
Stay in place, you'll be the first to see, me heal these wounds
"Sorry." He said.
"Drake, I understand it being hard to tell me, but you have to." Josh searched his brother's brown eyes.
"I… I can't." Drake's voice cracked and the boy broke down sobbing.
Step down, step down, step down, step DOWN!
"Drake, please, you have to tell me what's going on!" Josh pushed.
"No." Drake suddenly sat up and moved away from his brother. "If you don't understand, you never will. That's why I can't tell anyone. Only Megan knows. I haven't even told Mom and Dad. And the only reason Megan knows is because she saw him. If she hadn't, I'd be the only one who knew what my father was really like."