Four Brothers And A Sister
By: Sarah Mercer
Disclaimer: I wish I did, but I don't. These cute guys belong to the people who made them.
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I was standing next to Angel. I was so cold! All I had on was a sweat shirt that had been Angel's. It was about six in the morning and we were waiting for the guy to come and open the store were Ma had been killed and for Jerry to show up. I laied my head on Angel's arm as Jerry drove up. He got out and walked over to us.
"All right, I'm here. What?" Jerry asked.
"Last night we found out it wasn't random. The witness was paid, and the whole gang story was some bullshit." Angel told Jerry.
"Are you serious, man? Come on now." Jerry said as the guy who was opening the store walked up.
"Yeah." Angel said softly.
"Can I help you, gentlemen and uh lady?" the guy asked politely as me and my brothers walked up to him.
"Yeah, if we could just have a moment of your time, sir. Evelyn Mercer was our mother." Jack said.
"She was a good lady. I liked her very much. Let's come inside." the man said unlocking the door and opening it. I smiled softly at his kind words, but the smile disappeared when he said, "Let's come inside". I didn't want to go in! Ma had been killed in there!
Bobby walked in first, then Jack, then Angel and then Jerry. I couldn't go in, I just couldn't! Bobby seeing that I hadn't come in came back to me and my other brothers stood at the doorway.
"Are you going to be okay, Sarah?" Bobby asked, placing his hand on my shoulder. I knew Bobby had concern in his eyes and when I looked into his eyes I saw the concern. I hated that I was weak, but I couldn't go in. Ma had been killed and I would most likely break down, which I still haven't done. And I haven't really cried at all. I'm afraid too.
"Y-yeah. Just give me a sec." I said. I took a deep breath and walked in. The memories of that night came rushing back. Ma asking if I wanted to come in, Ma pulling the "call the police" trick, Ma telling me to get the cranberry sauce, because Jerry loved that stuff, Ma gasping after the killers shot the guy at the register, Ma saying her last words, Ma falling to the ground, the gunman pushing me into a wall, the gunman tackling me to the floor, the gunman's hand on my stomach, the gunman shooting the gun off right beside my head, the gunman hitting me with the butt of the gun, and my last thoughts about Ma as I blacked out.
I shook my head to clear it and followed my brothers to the counter. I barely heard Bobby ask to see the video of Ma getting killed. I wanted to say something, but I had no idea what to say or anything.
I watched the very beging of the tape before looking away. I was standing in between Bobby and Jack. I looked out the window as the tape played. I couldn't see this again. It would be to much.
(This next parts will be the brothers reactions. They go order of age. So Bobby, Jerry, Angel, and then Jack.)
Bobby casted a glance at his sister. She seemed to be okay, but she was good at hiding how she felt. Bobby sighed and shook his head as the tape started. He saw Sarah turn her head away after a second out of the corner of his eye. He watched as his Ma and sister walked in.
He smiled softly as his Ma pulled the old "call the police" trick on a little boy. He watched his sister laugh and smile like she hadn't in days and walk to an alise to get something Ma had told her to get.
He watched as his Ma looked at the turkeys and then saw her and his sister duck down as the gunman yelled for the money.
He watched the gunman kill the guy at the register and then he saw them head to were his Ma was. Anger filled him as he saw them shoot his Ma. He felt even more anger at the expression on his sister's face. He hated that she had to see that.
"This doesn't add up. He's already got the money." Bobby said
More anger filled him as one of the gunman slammed her againest the wall. He smirked when he saw his sister knee him. The smirk left his face as the other gunman tackled her to the floor.
He saw his sister raise her fist to hit him and then saw the gunman raise his gun as if to shoot her. He saw his sister close her eyes as the gunman shot the gun off. For a second Bobby was sure he had seen his sister get killed too, but was relived when she opened her eyes. Anger seemed to build even more when he realized that the gunman had shot the gun off beside her head.
He saw the other gunman stand up and yell at the gunman on top of his sister. He saw the gunman raise his gun and slam the butt of it on his sister's forehead. He saw the gunman run out of the store. He saw his sister black out.
If Bobby wasn't already angry, he was now. Those bastards would pay for what they did to his mother and sister.
(Jerry is next)
Jerry watched as his sister and Ma walked in the store. He smiled softly as his Ma pulled the old "call the police" trick. He watched his sister laugh and go to a alise to get something.
He saw his Ma and sister duck down as the gunman started to yell for the money. He saw his sister watch their Ma get killed.
"This doesn't add up. He's already got the money." he heard Bobby say.
He saw his sister get slammed againest the wall. He smirked softly as he saw his sister knee the gunman.
He saw the other gunman tackle her to the ground. He saw his sister raise her fist as if to hit him. He saw the gunman shoot his gun off and his sister close her eyes. For a second Jerry thought he had seen his sister get killed, but then remembered she was alive but not fully well yet.
He saw the gunman raise his gun and hit his sister with the butt of it knocking her out. He saw the gunmen run. He saw his sister close her eyes as she blacked out.
Jerry was upset. Upset that his sister had to go through all that. But if he knew Bobby and he did, those bastards would pay. And pay with their lives, most likely.
(Angel is next)
Angel watched as his Ma and sister walked in. He smiled softly as his Ma pulled the old, "call the police" trick. He watched his sister walk down a alise. He watched his Ma and sister duck down in different alises.
He felt more anger build up inside then there already was as he watched the gunman shoot his Ma. He felt the need to wrap his arms around his sister when he saw her expression at seeing their Ma getting killed.
"This doesn't add up. He's already got the money." he heard Bobby say.
He watched angerily as the gunman slammed his sister into the wall. He smirked softly when he saw his sister knee the gunman. The smirk was gone when he saw the other gunman tackle his sister to the ground.
He saw his sister raise her hand as if to hit the gunman. He felt anger shoot from him as the gunman shot his gun off beside his sister head. More anger shot through him when he saw the gunman slam the butt of his gun on his sisters head.
As the gunman ran out of the shop, he saw his sister's eyes close as she blacked out.
Angel was upset and angry. Those bastards that had killed his Ma and made his sister go through that were going to pay.
(Jack is next)
Jack watched as his Ma and sister walked in the store. A soft smile played on his face for a second as his Ma pulled the old "call the police" trick. He watched his sister walk down one alise as his Ma looked at the turkeys. He saw the gunmen burst in and saw his sister and Ma duck down.
He felt more sadness and anger build as the gunmand shot his Ma. More sadness bulit when he saw his sisters face. He started to turn around when he saw a flash of movment. He turned back around and saw what happened to his sister.
"This doesn't add up. He's already got the money." he heard Bobby said.
He watched the gunman slam his sister into the wall. He saw her knee him. He watched as the other gunman tackled her to the ground.
He saw his sister raise her fist as if to hit the gunman. He felt fear shoot through him when he saw the gunman shoot the gun off. He thought he had just watched his sister get killed also. But then he remembered she was standing next to him. Anger shot through him when he realized the gunman had shot the gun off beside her head.
He watched as the gunman raised the gun again. He watched him slam the butt of it onto his sisters head. He saw the gunman run out of the shop as his sister blacked out. He turned around and walked away not wanting to see his Ma's and sisters bodies anymore.
Jack knew one thing. Those bastards would pay if the Mercer's had anything to say about it. They had killed their Ma and hurt their sister. They were going to pay.
(Okay its back to Sarah's pov)
I barely heard Bobby when he said, "This doesn't add up. He's already got the money." I saw Jack almost turn around and then whip back around at something. I didn't even want to know what. I walked away and found myself at the alise Ma had died in.
"Why? Why did she have to die?" I asked myself quietly. "I could have done something. I could have stopped it." I wiped at my eyes and sighed. I could have stoped it. I could have saved her, but I didn't. "I'm so sorry Ma." I whispered. I turned around and saw Jack walking away from our brothers.
I walked back up to them and stood next to Bobby, but also a little bit behind him.
"Supposedly, a witness told the police this was a gang shooting. You know anything about that?" Bobby asked.
"The police talked for a long time with one man. One man more than the others." the guy said.
"Would you remember what he looks like if you see him?" Bobby asked.
"He comes in for Gatorade after the games. Big guy. Always wears sweats. Never a jacket. Even with snow or rain. He has a dog and a...You know a:" the man said putting his hands up beside his head. That guy he was describing sounded famliar.
"A fro?" Angel asked. "Like an Afro? Like Ben Wallace the basketball player?"
"Pistons. Yes, yes, Ben Wallace." the guy said.
I saw Angel nodded his head a bit and say, "Okay."
"Is he on the courts alot?" Bobby asked. I was pretty sure I knew this guy. He sounded so famliar.
"On the courts or at the gym." the guy said pointing across the street at the gym where the schools held their backetball games.
After thanking the man for his time, me and my brothers exited the store.
"That wasn't no gang shooting. It was an execution." Bobby said walking out. "They set mom up. They set her up." Bobby said as we walked across the street. I shook my head. Why would anyone want to kill Ma?
"Come on." Bobby said as he jogged across the street to the gym. I followed my brothers. I didn't know what was going to happen next.
We walked into the gym. I stood beside Jack, and sorta behind Angel.
"You guys ready?" Bobby asked.
"What's the plan, Bobby?" Jerry asked.
"We're winging it, Jerry." Bobby said. I shook my head. We always wing it.
"We always wing it." Jerry said. You see?
"We're going to get killed." Jack said.
I nodded my head. "Yep, we are." I said.
"What you mean "we" white boy?" Angel asked Jack and then looked at me. "And white girl?" I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
"You ready?" Bobby asked Angel. Angel nodded and walked away and Bobby walked on the courts.
"Here we go." Jerry said to me and Jack. I shook my head, but I couldn't help but smile slightly. This was just like old times.
Bobby walked onto the courts. "Excuse me." Bobby said.
I shook my head. I saw a ref go up to him. I didn't know what he was saying to Bobby. I saw Bobby say something to him and then take the ball.
"Yeah! I got this rock now! I got this motherfucker now!" Bobby yelled dribbling the basketball. "What? What? I got this rock!"
I saw a player go up to him. Bobby obvisley thought he got to close because he slamed the ball into the guys face and pushed him down. Jerry went onto the court to help Bobby as the players and the ref crowded around him. Bobby pulled out his gun and showed it. Everybody backed off fast.
"No need to grab me. This will only take a second." Bobby said. "Now shut up and listen!"
People were yelling for Bobby to get off the courts, but Bobby doesn't listen and I know that he wouldn't get off the courts 'till he got the info he wanted.
"My name is Bobby Mercer. And some of you probably knew my mother. And some of you probably know she was shot across the street about a week ago across the street. Sixty-two years old, murdered in cold blood!" Bobby yelled. "I'm looking for the witness. Ball player. Big guy. Supposedly never wears a coat. Dog lover. Ring any bells?"
I saw someone stand up and head to get down from the benchs. I think Jack saw too.
"You tell me where I can find this guy and you can finish your game." Bobby yelled. Jack and I took off after the guy.
"Hey! Hey, kid! No running in the halls!" Jack yelled running after the guy. I got to the door just after Jack and ran after him and the guy.
"Yeah, or else you'll get dention!" I yelled. That popped out of my mouth, faster then it popped into my head.
The guy tried to go through the doors but something was on the other side and made him bounce back into Jack's arms.
"Hey get off me, man!" he yelled trying to get away from Jack.
"Why you running?" Jack asked as Angel came in the door.
"Get of me, man." he said, trying to get away. "Man, I don't know nothing."
"Why don't you shut up?" Jack asked.
"You got something to tell me youngester?" Angel asked.
Jack went to get Bobby and Jerry, well me and Angel looked after the guy.
"What's your name?" Angel asked.
He wasn't talking.
"Hey, Keenon." I said. I knew Keenon from school.
"Sarah?" He asked looking at me.
"Yea. Keenon, just tell my bro's what they want to know. They won't hurt your bro to badly." I said.
Bobby, Jerry and Jack came back and made a nice little circle around Keenon. I stood in front of Jack.
"What do we got here?" Bobby asked.
"Bobby, meet Keenon. Keenon, this is Bobby. Something tells me he was he was on his way to deliver a warning." Angel said.
"What's his name, Keenon?" Bobby asked.
"Damian. He's my brother." Keenon said.
"He's your brother? No shit. These are my brothers." Bobby said.
I rolled my eyes. I was considered a brother more then a sister but when it came to guys I was a girl all the way.
Keenon looked at each and every single one of us. "No, dog. He's my real brother." Keenon said.
"Yeah, these are my real brothers. This is Angel, I'm Bobby. This is Jack, Jeremiah and Sarah. Well, she's our sister not our brother." Bobby said. "So, what about you and Damian? You guys still close? Does he live at home with you?"
"Yeah. But I ain't telling you shit else." Keenon said.
"Okay." Bobby said.
"I wouldn't sell out my brothers either." Angel said.
"What about me?" I asked.
"I wouldn't sell you out either, Sarah." Angel said.
Bobby took off Keenon's book bag. He handed it to Angel. "Just calm down, okay?" Bobby asked placing his hand on Keenon's shoulder. "Look, we just wanna talk to him. We wanna ask him a few questions. Is he gonna cooperate?"
"We got something." Jerry said taking a piece of paper from Angel.
"Address?" Bobby asked.
"He lives in the Gardens, right over there." Jerry said pointing in the direction we would need to go in.
"Enjoy the rest of the game, okay? Don't worry about it." Bobby said patting Keenon on the shoulder and then walking to the door. Jack took the piece of paper from Jerry.
"These are nice grades. Better stay in school." Jack said looking at the paper.
"What is that? Aluminum?" Jerry asked holding Keenon's necklace in his hand.
"Shit doesn't even spin." Jack said taking it from Jerry.
"Come on, man." Jerry said. I waited a second for my brothers to be out the door. I looked at Keenon.
"Don't worry, Keenon. I'll make sure they won't hurt your bro to much. See you in school, man." I said to Keenon. I then followed after my brothers.
A/N:WOO! Another chapter done! I hope you guys like this chapter! PLEASE REVIEW!
