Chapter 4

5:56 pm

Alan sat sniffling in his room that he shared with Gordon. Gordon watched him as he did his math homework.

"Kid stop it. Your going to hurt yourself if you cry to much. Also..." He began as Gordon put his pencil down. Alan shot him a lot that could have made any one scream

"Leave me alone...and don't you dare call me a cry baby." Which Alan knew perfectly well that Gordon was about to do from the look on his face.

"Yeah well...your the one that did it you know." Gordon said and stood up walking to the window seeing a bus pull up. "Uh Oh...Scotts bus." Alan jumped up as Jeff called out.

"Scott...Your bus is here."

Scott picked up his duffle bag that his father had given him for his 16th birthday for gym.

"Coming dad." Scott looked at Virgil and John who began to follow him out the door to see him off. Alan and Gordon followed behind them. Scott stepped out the door and saw Grandma who was already in tears. Dabbing at her eyes with a rosy pink hanky. Gordon jumped on Scotts back and chuckled.

"Send me some of the food from your college alright?" Gordon said, Scott knew he meant chocolate, or other kinds of sweets. Scott hugged his second to youngest brother.

"Alright Gords. I'll send you a whole boxful for your birthday alright?" Gordon whooped and walked over to stand by his father who smiled at him proudly. Scott already knew what his father would say so he went over to his siblings. Virgil pulled him down.

"If you ever meet a girl...you know where to go for advice right?" Virgil winked Scott laughed.

"Oh yeah sure Virgil the romantic right?" Scott playfully punched his brother. Scott turned to John and smiled

"Still quiet?" Scott asked him. John pulled out a disk and shrugged

"Its something I made. Maybe you'll like it." John smiled and backed up back to where he was standing before.

"What ever happened to just handing a picture with a heart and I love you writing on it. I gotta get a disk that has it on it." Scott laughed. His eyes then met with Alans who was blushing noticeably. Scott turned around. Alan watched him walk toward the bus. He sniffled and burst out crying and ran toward him

"Scott...Scott I don't want you to go!" He tugged on his eldest brothers hand and started to try to pull him back. Scott looked down at his baby brother and sighed.

"I'll be back Alan. For everyone's birthdays, for holidays. Don't worry I won't leave you forever." Scott hugged his baby brother and kissed his cheek. "Don't worry little guy." He set down Alan and kneeled down. "Givem hell Alan." He winked and smiled as he looked up to see his father who just pulled Scott to him and hugged him tightly.

"Call when you get there." Jeff said and put him at arms length.

"I'll make you proud father." Jeff shook his head.

"To late for that Scott. You made me proud already." Scott smiled as his father finally let Scott go and picked up Alan.

Scott climbed onto the bus and waved out the window.

"See you all for Thanksgiving."

To Be Continued (Sooner or Later)(Hopefully more sooner then later. :D)