Megan found herself in front of her brothers bedroom. She had never gone to Drake for help before, well not since she was little and needed help tying her shoe or when she wanted someone to read a book. However, this was different. This was no small problem and she knew it. Megan needed to talk to someone and fast, before it was too late. Finally, she worked up the courage to knock on the door.
"Come in!" Drake called from inside. Megan gulped before opening the door.
"Hey Megan. What's with the knocking? You usually just barge..." Drake stopped short when he saw his sister's sullen appearance. Drake had known she was feeling down lately. She had been pushing everyone away from her and it was getting on everyone's nerves but Megan looked terribly sad at that moment.
"Meggers, what's wrong? What happened?" Drake asked gently, calling her the name he made up for her when she was first born. Megan could not believe Drake was being so kind after the shit she been putting her family through during the last few weeks. Megan had been trying to push everyone away, to make it easier on them, on herself.
"I. . .I. . .I. . ." Megan stuttered. She couldn't take it anymore, bursting into tears, sliding down the wall and onto the floor in a crumpled heap. Drake was at his sister's side almost instantly. He wasn't sure what was wrong but could tell Megan needed to know he was there with her, for her. Besides, depsite all the jokes and pranks and the numerous times she has gotten Drake grounded; Drake would give his life if it meant his sister didn't experience an ounce of pain.
"I'm here. It's going to be okay now. It's all going to be okay." Drake wrapped his arms around Megan which just seemed to make her cry louder and harder into her brother's shoulder.
After a few minutes, Megan's sobs slowly soften to become soft sniffles and whimpers. She raised her head to look at Drake and saw his eyes full of concern and worry. But she also saw the kindness, the caring and the love that poured out of them.
"I'm sorry." Megan whispered. Drake let go of Megan and looked at her.
"Don't be, you have nothing to be sorry for. Now tell me, what's wrong? What's hurting you?" Drake gently brushed a few stray tears off Megan's face.
"I don't know...it's just...I don't know how to explain it..." Megan mumbled looking down at the floor. Drake raised her head making Megan look him straight in the eye.
"It's okay. You can tell me." he told her. Megan meet Drake's gaze. "Please, tell me."
"You have to promise me you won't tell anyone." Megan said sounding unsure of herself.
"Okay, I promise." Drake agreed, not knowing he would come to regret that promise. Megan drew a shaky breath before speaking.
"Early...Earlier tonight I was sitting in the bathroom...I had a bottle of pain pills in my hand...I was going to...going to swallow the contents...I had the pills to my mouth when I...I chickened out...I flushed the pills and I crawled back my room and...and just sat there...I knew I had to tell someone...it's just everything is...is messed up...and I don't know what to do...something is missing and I don't know how to fix it...I don't know how to make it work...Drake , I don't know what I'm going to do..." Megan let out a choked sob and lowered her head in shame.
Drake was stunned. Megan, his little sister, she had tried to...she was going to...Drake couldn't even bring himself to think of the word. Things like this couldn't happen to Megan. She was cheerful, fun, smart Megan. How could this have happened? She should have known better than to attempt something so foolish.
A small sob brought Drake crashing back to reality. Megan's head was still lowered in disgrace.
"You...you probably ha...hate me now more than ever..." She whimpered between sobs. Drake felt like his heart was being ripped from his body.
"No, Megan. I could never hate you. I've never hated you. You're my sister and I love you ." Drake lifted Megan's head up to look her in the eyes. "And I truly mean that." he told her.
That was it for Megan. She let out a sob and fell into Drake's waiting embrace, unable to stop the tears from flowing. Drake rocked the two of them back and forth as he rubbed her back in comfort.
"It's all going to be okay, Megan. Everything's going to be okay, now." Drake repeated over and over again in an effort to soothe his sister. At the same time he was trying to convince himself of that as well. Finally, Megan's sobs began to quiet. Physically strained and emotionally exhausted she let herself fall asleep, hidden safe in Drake's protective embrace.
