Family Matters Chapter 10
I sat cryin' for 'bout 20 minuets. I could hear a few muffled sniffles come from my sisters room. I take a deep breath an' rub my temples, before standin' up and goin' back to her room. I couldn't jus' let her cry. I hate when she cries, it's so sad seein' her like that. I slowly walk towards the bedroom. I don' hear as many sniffles as I did before, which is good. Right? But still doesn't mean she doesn't need me. "Merc." I say as I knock on the door. "I'm goin' to come in, kay?" She doesn't answer me, but I still go in anyways. Her face is burried deep into her pillow. I sit down next to her, I gently rub the back of her head. She turns around an' looks at me. Her little blue eyes are; red and puffy, from cryin'. She sniffles some more an' wipes her nose on her sweatshirt sleeve. She lays there an' looks at me with sad eyes. A lone tear begin to roll down her cheek, an' I stop it, an' dry it off with my thumb. She cracks a small little smile, but it quickly goes away.
"Mo, I'm sorry. I said some bad stuff, and I'm sorry." She says sobbin'.
"It's okay, don' get worked up over it. I forgive ya." I tell still lookin' into her eyes. I pull her in to a hug, an' I ain't plannin' on lettin' go of it anytime soon. "I know I sound like a broken record Hun, but please jus' try, try an' eat. Somethin' anythin', do it for me. For your big brother.
"Fine I guess, but only cus' it'll get ya to shut up." She pulls out of the hug. "Honestly, I know what I'm doin', I can handle this, ain't nothin' bad goin' to happen to me Mo. So you don't haveta to worry so dang much. Really stop worryin' so much." She tells me.
I really wish I could believe her, I really wish she could handle it all. That nothin' bad could happen. Truth is she can't handle it an' somethin' bad can happen, but I agree to disagree. As I nod my head. "I'll try an' not worry so much, but it goes against the whole over protective - big brother thin'." I tell her givin' her a small playful nudge.
"Awe, ya poor thing." She says with a small laugh. "Well then just lighten up a lil' Mo, thats all I ask. Give me my space to breath sorta speak." She tells me.
I nod. "Okay I will." I point at her with my index finger. "But that doesn't mean the rules I told you earlier still don' apply an' don' mean I ain't goin' to not worry at all. That's what the job of big brother is for."
"No the job of big brother is too beat up school yard bullies an' take the blame for everythin' when I get in trouble." She tells me crossin' her arms.
"Ya ain't in school no more Mercedes, and if ya get in trouble then, well I'll figure that one out when the time comes." I tell her as she lays back on her pillow lookin' at me. "Hey how 'bout ya come up to the precinct tomorrow an' meet me for lunch or somethin' Say 'round 6 or so?"
She makes a face. "I dunno."
"Awe, c'mon don' be a party popper. Come meet Faith and I and we'll go get lunch, or in your case dinner."
"I suppose to work tomorrow." She says.
I shrug. "Yea, but ya don' start 'till 8pm, thats more then enough time. Please come on?" I ask beggin' her.
"Fine! If it'll get ya to shut up! Then fine I'll be there at 6 O'clock."
I crack a cheesy smile. "Good, I can't wait. We haven't done that in a while."
"What? We jus' had lunch today Mo. Or did ya forget."
"No, I meant you haven't met me at work an' had lunch - dinner whateva ya wann call it. With me in some time."
"Oh okay." She said while yawnin'. "Look I'm tired, so I'm goin' to get some sleep okay."
"Sure Hun. Is it okay if I jus' stay here with ya for a while?"
"Yeah whatever, jus' if ya fall asleep don't snore." She tells me.
"Hey I don' snore." I said in protest, cus I don' snore. She's the one whos snores, but I don'
"Sure ya don't. If it makes you feel better." She says closin' her eyes.
I tuck her under the big, huge - goose down comforter. I don' snore she's lyin' "I does make me feel better." I say to her as I rest my head next to hers.
"Good." She says have asleep. "I'll give ya gold star."
"I like gold stars." I say with a smile, lookin' over at her. "hey Mercedes, one more thin'"
She slowly opens her eyes. "Yea? What is it now Mo?"
"I love you." I tell her.
She nods. "I love you too, even if ya do snore."
"I don' snore!"
"Goodnight Mo!" She said to me annoyed. "I'll see ya tomorrow."
"Night brat."
I sat cryin' for 'bout 20 minuets. I could hear a few muffled sniffles come from my sisters room. I take a deep breath an' rub my temples, before standin' up and goin' back to her room. I couldn't jus' let her cry. I hate when she cries, it's so sad seein' her like that. I slowly walk towards the bedroom. I don' hear as many sniffles as I did before, which is good. Right? But still doesn't mean she doesn't need me. "Merc." I say as I knock on the door. "I'm goin' to come in, kay?" She doesn't answer me, but I still go in anyways. Her face is burried deep into her pillow. I sit down next to her, I gently rub the back of her head. She turns around an' looks at me. Her little blue eyes are; red and puffy, from cryin'. She sniffles some more an' wipes her nose on her sweatshirt sleeve. She lays there an' looks at me with sad eyes. A lone tear begin to roll down her cheek, an' I stop it, an' dry it off with my thumb. She cracks a small little smile, but it quickly goes away.
"Mo, I'm sorry. I said some bad stuff, and I'm sorry." She says sobbin'.
"It's okay, don' get worked up over it. I forgive ya." I tell still lookin' into her eyes. I pull her in to a hug, an' I ain't plannin' on lettin' go of it anytime soon. "I know I sound like a broken record Hun, but please jus' try, try an' eat. Somethin' anythin', do it for me. For your big brother.
"Fine I guess, but only cus' it'll get ya to shut up." She pulls out of the hug. "Honestly, I know what I'm doin', I can handle this, ain't nothin' bad goin' to happen to me Mo. So you don't haveta to worry so dang much. Really stop worryin' so much." She tells me.
I really wish I could believe her, I really wish she could handle it all. That nothin' bad could happen. Truth is she can't handle it an' somethin' bad can happen, but I agree to disagree. As I nod my head. "I'll try an' not worry so much, but it goes against the whole over protective - big brother thin'." I tell her givin' her a small playful nudge.
"Awe, ya poor thing." She says with a small laugh. "Well then just lighten up a lil' Mo, thats all I ask. Give me my space to breath sorta speak." She tells me.
I nod. "Okay I will." I point at her with my index finger. "But that doesn't mean the rules I told you earlier still don' apply an' don' mean I ain't goin' to not worry at all. That's what the job of big brother is for."
"No the job of big brother is too beat up school yard bullies an' take the blame for everythin' when I get in trouble." She tells me crossin' her arms.
"Ya ain't in school no more Mercedes, and if ya get in trouble then, well I'll figure that one out when the time comes." I tell her as she lays back on her pillow lookin' at me. "Hey how 'bout ya come up to the precinct tomorrow an' meet me for lunch or somethin' Say 'round 6 or so?"
She makes a face. "I dunno."
"Awe, c'mon don' be a party popper. Come meet Faith and I and we'll go get lunch, or in your case dinner."
"I suppose to work tomorrow." She says.
I shrug. "Yea, but ya don' start 'till 8pm, thats more then enough time. Please come on?" I ask beggin' her.
"Fine! If it'll get ya to shut up! Then fine I'll be there at 6 O'clock."
I crack a cheesy smile. "Good, I can't wait. We haven't done that in a while."
"What? We jus' had lunch today Mo. Or did ya forget."
"No, I meant you haven't met me at work an' had lunch - dinner whateva ya wann call it. With me in some time."
"Oh okay." She said while yawnin'. "Look I'm tired, so I'm goin' to get some sleep okay."
"Sure Hun. Is it okay if I jus' stay here with ya for a while?"
"Yeah whatever, jus' if ya fall asleep don't snore." She tells me.
"Hey I don' snore." I said in protest, cus I don' snore. She's the one whos snores, but I don'
"Sure ya don't. If it makes you feel better." She says closin' her eyes.
I tuck her under the big, huge - goose down comforter. I don' snore she's lyin' "I does make me feel better." I say to her as I rest my head next to hers.
"Good." She says have asleep. "I'll give ya gold star."
"I like gold stars." I say with a smile, lookin' over at her. "hey Mercedes, one more thin'"
She slowly opens her eyes. "Yea? What is it now Mo?"
"I love you." I tell her.
She nods. "I love you too, even if ya do snore."
"I don' snore!"
"Goodnight Mo!" She said to me annoyed. "I'll see ya tomorrow."
"Night brat."