Lying in the darkness of his room, his golden brown hair a mess, his golden brown eyes closed tight.
Voices, from outside of his dark room, floated to his ears. His parents were arguing... again. He sighed. The a light knock meet his ears. He sat up. "Come in."
"Rexy... Can I stay in here with you?" asked his little sister Roxanne.
"Sure you can Rox. Climb aboard." He said scooting to the left and patting the spot to his right.
"Thanks Rex." Roxy said. "When do you think they'll stop yelling?"
"I have no idea Roxy, but don't worry your pretty little face about it. Did Rosanne leave again?" He asked. Rosanne was his older sister, she was 18 and Dropped out of school three to four days ago. In a couple of days she will be married to a man named Barry. She did all this without her parents knowing, which is why they have been arguing.
"Yeah, mom and dad are angry again. Can you make their yells go away?" At the age of 7, Roxanne thought her older brother could do anything he wanted.
"Sure thing, Rox." He said as he grabbed a remote from his bed side table and turned his stereo on withed it. The song "She Will Be Loved" (maroon 5) came on. He then snuggled down close to his sister, and pulled her close.
After a while he could tell that his little one fell asleep.
A knock meet his ears, through his music. He carefully got out of bed and walked to the door.
It was his mother. Rita Franklin, his mother was 42 years old, and worked as a nurse for his father, Dr. Richard Franklin.
"Hey mom." He said knowing that she wouldn't be at his door if she didn't need anything." Can I help you with anything?"
"Yes you can Rex, Is your sister Roxanne in here, I can't find her?"
He smiled, "You came to the right place. She sleeping though."
His mother gave him a sad smile, which made him frown. "What's wrong mom?" He asked knowing his mom, and knowing that his mom will never give a sad smile!
"Let's wake Roxy, before I tell you, So I don't have to repeat it."
He looked at his mom, and walked over to his little sister, "Rox, wakey wakey. Roxanne, wake up or I'll squish you." He said sitting down next to her. Causing her to wake up...
"Rex? I want to sleep s'more!" She said sounding annoyed.
He smiled and said "Sorry dreary but mommy wanted to tell us something."
Roxy who didn't see their mom, blushed but got up anyway.
"You wanted to tell us something mommy?" She said getting up and trying to sound professional, but her hair standing up at all ends made her fail.
Rex chuckling at her went to go grab his brush. Since his hair was long, to the middle of his back, he kept a brush and comb.
He sat down be hide her and brushed her hair.
His mother smiled another sad smile. "We're moving." She said.
Rex couldn't believe his ears. Roxanne was frozen solid. "Where?" She asked.
"London, England." Her mother said, looking anywhere but at her children.
"When?" He asked in a quiet voice.
"Four days."
Roxanne looked up at her mother, with tears in her eyes, "Why didn't you tell us eairlier?"
"Rox, your father just got a job ofter up there. They're paying for the trip, our house, everything. Its just a something he can't miss. I'm sorry deary." Rita said, her hand moving to wipe Roxy's tears away. Rox moved away.
"What about school?"
"Your father is taking care of that now."
During all this Rex was quiet.
He then pulled Rox into a great hug, and rocked her to sleep muttering something like, "Its okay baby, I'll be here."
She fell to sleep some time later.
"Rex..."
"Mother, can you please leave my room, you made my baby cry." He said in a clam voice.
She stood up and walked to the door. "She's my baby too." She said and opened the door.
But before leaving she heard, "Yes, but I raised her."
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Please review and tell me what you think! Its my first story so.... be nice?
JACK