Katie's 8 and the boys are 14
The rain pounded onto the young girls window, she let out a small whimper as the lighting flashed and the thunder boomed, she quickly got out of bed and ran across the hall into the boys room standing in the middle of the room she couldn't decide who's bed to go to.
If she woke James up he would be grochy in morning, if she woke up Carlos he won't get up the next morning. She only had Logan and Kendall left, She walked over to Logan's bed and shock him lightly. "Logie." She whispered still shaking him "Logie." She said a little bit louder, He groaned and rolled over, Katie sighed and walked over to Kendall's bed, "Kenny." She whispered shaking him "Kenny." She said a little bit louder.
Kendall opened his eyes and saw his little sister standing there tears in her eyes, he sat up and turned on the lamp next to his bed, looking at the clock he saw it said "2:13 am" "What's wrong baby sister?" He asked pulling her onto his lap wrapping his arms around her, "Storm." She stated Kendall looked out the window and frown then grabbing his pillow flinging it across the room hitting Logan in the back.
"Dude what the hell?!" Logan said sitting up rubbing his eyes, he looked over at Kendall's bed and saw Katie then quickly grabbed the pillow Kendall threw at him and threw at James who had the top bunk that him and Kendall shared.
James sat up and grabbed the sides of the top bunk leaning down looking at Kendall sighing he grabbed the pillow and threw it at Carlos who sat up. "Are we late for school?" He asked sleeply rubbing his eyes yawning he looked over at James and was James shock his head he looked down to see Katie in Kendall's arms then looked at the window Carlos looked at Katie sempathticly and jumped down from his bunk and walked over to Kendall and Katie he opened his arms and Katie jumped into them as James and Logan crawled onto Kendall's bed. Carlos sat next to Kendall then sat Katie in his lap.
"It's just thunder and lighting, Kat." Logan said putting some hair behind her ear, "But it's so loud." Katie said into Carlos's hoodie, Carlos rubbed circles on her back "It'll be over soon, Katnap." He whispered in her ear, Kendall pulled Katie onto his lap craddling her like a baby and started singing, "Brought Up That Way." James,Carlos and Logan starting joining in.
Emily comes home from school,
grabs onto her daddy's hand,
he says "baby girl what's wrong with you?"
she says "please don't make me go back there again"
She said "I wish there was some way
to make them stop it"
so he drives down to
that principle's ofice and says
"I didn't bring her up
so they could cut her down
I didn't bring her here
so they could shut her out
I live my whole damn life
to see that little girl's smile
so why are tears pouring down
that sweet face?
she wasn't brought up that way"
Emily's home late again
he sees that boy drive away
oh, but something different this time,
she doesn't have too much to say
she said "he tried but
there's just some things I won't do"
and through the tears
she said "I couldn't do that to you"
and he said
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"I didn't bring you up
so he could wear
you down
take that innocent heart
and turn it inside out
I live my whole damn life
to see my little girl's smile
so don't let nobody take that away,
you weren't brought up that way"
The phone rings on a rainy night
says "it's Officer Tate"
he said "sir, there's been an accident,
you better come down here right away,
a drunken driver missed an overpass,
and Emily, she's fading fast"
he says "God,I didn't bring her up
to watch them lay her down
nearly killed me the day
they put her
momma in the ground
only thing that kept me alive,
was that little girl's smile
so please don't take that away,
I won't be easy taking her today,
she wasn't brought up that way"
He stands over the hospital bed
Emily opens her eyes
Kendall looked at Katie to find her asleep, "It always seems to get her to sleep." James said as the other three nodded.
"Come on let's get her to bed, then we can get to bed our selfs." Carlos said.
"No let's let her sleep in her." Kendall said putting her down next to him pulling the covers over her.
"Night guys." Carlos said climbing the latter to his bunk. Kendall got under the covers as Katie snuggled up to him as the other boys got back in their beds. Kendall leaned over next Katie and kissed her forehead before whispering "Night Baby Sister." He watched her smile in her sleep and went to sleep himself.