Chapter.10

The Death Of Erin Sanchez

Mortys POV

I can't believe how much emotion Rick has shown, Summer had started crying last night seeing our grandpa crying his eyes out. "Morty, I can't believe any if this, that's grandpa our grandpa Rick", Summer said, "I know, I'm still curious about Erin though, why haven't we ever heard about him, I wonder if something happened to him", I said looking at my sister. "I hope not, you heard him, Erin keeps him happy at home", Summer sighed. We kept watching the trio fish as the sun started to set.

Ricks POV

Erin and I dropped Diane off at her house. I walked her to her door and kissed her, "bye D, I love you", I said, "I love you too", she said and went inside.

When we got home Erin and I walked into our house and unfortunately we ran into our father looking extremely angry. "Erin, go upstairs", I whispered to him. "So you finally decided to show up you little SHIT", my father growled. He grabbed the front of my shirt and shook me harshly. "I t-told mom Erin and I w-were staying at a friends house", I stuttered the anger in my fathers eyes told me this wouldn't end well. He pulled his fist pack and hit me square in the face giving me a bloody nose, he punched me again and again giving me another black eye not as bad as the last one thankfully, and a split lip. I slipped down to the floor and my dad sneered at me and said something that terrified me, "one more mistake and I'll put a bullet through your head", that's when I fell unconscious.

Erins POV

Big brother had been downstairs for a really long time. I got up to go investigate what happened. What I came to was awful, my big brother was on the floor unconscious. "Rick, Rick", I said shaking him, he didn't even flinch. I put my fingers to his neck and felt a pulse. Ok he's alive. I need to get him to bed but I can't lift him. I pulled his phone from his pocket and go through his contacts and the first person in his contacts was Allen. I quickly pressed on his name and called him.

"Hey Ricky what's up", I heard Allen pick up, "Allen it's me Erin, come over now, I need you, big brother needs you", I said my voice shaking. "Ok Erin, slow down, I'll be there soon, hang on", Allen said and hung up. Please hurry, I thought.

I heard the doorbell ring and Allen came in. "Holy shit, Erin did your dad do this", he asked seeing my brother on the floor. "Uh huh, I need to get him to bed can you please carry him", I asked, Allen quickly nodded and gently picked my brother up in his arms and fallowed me to Ricks room.

After Rick was in his bed Allen sighed. "I really wish you guys would call the cops little man", Allen whispered, "I know we both want to but then we won't be able to stay in this house anymore, our dad brings in the money, Ricky only has a few dollars left from helping out at school", I said and crawled into bed next to my brother and buried my face in his arm and cried. I felt Allen rub my back. "Hey, Erin, I gotta go home, tell him to call or text me when he wakes up", Allen said, I nodded wiping away more tears.

After Allen left I went downstairs to get two glasses of water. Once I was back upstairs I saw my brothers eyes slowly open. "Ricky, you're ok", I cried and set the glasses on the bedside table and hugged my brother tightly. "Ow, my lip", Rick responded, "Sorry, one second", I ran into the bathroom and wet a towel and sat in front of my brother and dabbed at his split lip. "ah", Rick winced and pulled back. "Did that hurt, I'm sorry", I said feeling bad. "No buddy, it just stings a little bit, just cause it's split", Rick said taking the towel from my hands and applying pressure to his lip. "Oh, Allen helped carry you up here he wants you to text him telling him you're ok I guess", I told my brother, "ah, thanks Erin", he said and texted Allen.

That night we both fell asleep in Ricks bed again. This was a pretty normal thing for us. I just couldn't shake the feeling something bad was going to happen soon.

Ricks POV

Erin and I are very different in age but we look a lot alike and get along extremely well.

I woke up the next morning with my left vision blurry and my lip stinging. I slowly got out of bed and went to the bathroom to see a dark purple bruise covering my left eye and my lip split, there was some dried blood under my nose, I wiped it off and decided, time to call my girlfriend for some makeup.

"Diane, it's Ricky", I said, "oh hey baby", she said I blushed at 'baby', "can you come over with makeup powder and concealer, my parents aren't home, it's important", I said. "Yeah of course be there in twenty minutes", she said and I hung up to await her arrival.

"Brother, was that Diane", I saw Erin wake up, "yep, she's gonna help cover up the black eye", I said and sat down hugging my little brother.

As the doorbell rang Erin and I went to greet Diane. "Wow, not again Ricky", she said placing her hands on my face looking at my eye and lip. Erin and I led her upstairs to my room. "So you want me to hide the black eye", she asked, I nodded. Diane pulled out her makeup and got to work. Out the corner of my good eye I saw Erin watching with interest. After the concealer dried Diane applied powder to it and all that was left was a faint color of purple around my eye.

"Thanks D, I appreciate it ", I said. "Sure thing Ricky", she said and kissed my cheek, "ew, why do you guys always have to kiss", Erin groaned, Diane and I just laughed as I ruffled his hair.

Days went by and we went into the month January, we spent most days until that fateful Friday.

Erin and I had just got home from band practice and were laughing about his get shwifty song that we put music to. Everything went well until I felt my head slam into the closed front door. I opened my dazed eyes to see my dads twitching bloodshot eyes staring me down, he dropped me and grabbed my throat. I stared into his eyes, he didn't have a reason to hurt me he was just flat out drunk and high completely.

"Rick", I heard Erin whine, why, why don't you run Erin? My dads hand tightened around my throat. I saw black spots when I got this burst of courage and kicked my dad in the stomach making him drop me. I stood gasping for breath as I saw my father holding his stomach. "Why you worthless brat", he glared and ran at me, he threw a punch, I blocked and threw my own punch hitting him in the stomach again. My dad used hit feet and took them right out from under me. What happened next I wish it never did for it destroyed my heart.

"Richard, I thought I told you one more mistake and I'd put a bullet through your head", my father pulled a gun from his pocket and aimed for me, it was all slow motion, the clicking, the pull of the trigger, and the flash of blue.

"ERIN", was all I could scream as I saw my little brother fall to the ground. "Erin, oh god, stay with me Erin", my heart pounded with adrenaline and fear. I held my brother close to my chest. "R-Ricky, are *gasp* are you o-ok", Erin said, I looked at him starting to cry. "Yeah I'm fine, just relax you-you're you're gonna be ok", I said more like trying to calm myself.

"Erin, just stay with me, just please don't leave me", I cried. "B-big b-bro-brother", Erin forced out, he moved his hand from his stomach that was gushing blood. "No, you're, you're gonna be fine"

Erins POV

It all happened so fast, my dad pulled a gun on my brother and I threw myself in front of Rick and got shot. At that moment all I could think of was save Ricky, save my brother, I said I'd protect him. As I was falling I heard Ricky call my name, at the moment I hoped he wasn't hurt.

I felt myself being lifted into arms. I opened my eyes and saw my brother crying. I tried to talk and it hurt, "R-Ricky are *gasp* are you o-ok", was all I could do. My brother kept telling me everything was going to be fine, but I knew I was going to die no matter how many times Rick said I'd be ok.

"R-Ricky, you *heavy breathing*, you will alw-always *gasp* be my b-best friend. I lo *gasp*, love you, b-big b-brother", and with that I closed my eyes into an eternal sleep.

Ricks POV

Erin said he loved me then closed his eyes and stopped moving, "Erin, ERIN, wake up please, y-you can't leave me here alone, I...ERIN", I held him closer and cried, "I love you too, little brother", I just cried my heart out. I knew he was gone, my little brother was dead. I heard my father yell out " Rick! That was suppose to be you, this is all your fault," at that moment my body's natural instinct kicked in and I took off running in a full sprint tears pouring down my face. "Where am I going," I thought to myself.

Rick and Erin Short Side Story

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEART

Ricks POV

Erin loved space he always told me he did. "Ricky look at this book I got from school", he said when I picked him up one day. "Hey buddy, that's a great space book", I said as he handed it to me. I was more of a science kind of kid but I did find space fascinating.

At the age of five I got Erin a telescope for his birthday so he could look at the stars and see the planets. His mind revolved around space like the sun and moon did earth. After Erin met Diane he mentioned he wondered if she liked space too. I didn't know the answer but I knew one thing for sure, he was my adventure partner.

One night I snuck Erin out to the roof of our house and we laid on the roof staring at the stars. "Big brother, what do you think is out there, you know, in space", Erin asked. I smiled and said, "think about this buddy, there's tons of planets with creatures and aliens you've never dreamed of before and thousands upon thousands of different versions of you and I. You're gonna be my adventure partner buddy, you, Diane, and I we're gonna explore the galaxy together in a spaceship Erin, a big spaceship I'm gonna build one of these days", I said. "Wow, a spaceship, adventure partner, exploring the galaxy, oh that sounds amazing big bro", Erin said, "I'd love that Ricky", he added. "Ok buddy, we better get to bed, school tomorrow right, I'll take you up here again", I said and helped him get back into my room. That night we slept in my bed and dreamed about exploring many different dimensions. I kept taking Erin to the rooftop almost every chance I got to show him his biggest dream.

I love you little brother. Rick and Erin for a hundred years.