Chapter 7 It isn't easy to forget her
Quietly listening in to the conversation that was going on downstairs between her Aunt and brother, Stephanie snuck back into her room and closed the door behind her. Still trying to make sense of things, Stephanie sat down upon her bed and stared at the bedroom door knowing that someone was probably going to come and talk to her about what had happened.
Hearing the sound of footsteps creeping up the wooden stairs, and watching as the door knob slowly turned ,Stephanie clutched her pillow tightly as her brother walked into the room. Smiling as he entered the room, Mike looked at his sister and tried to find out what to say.
"Hey kid, mind if I come in? "asked Mike
"Im not in the mood for company, right now. Stephanie said as she held her pillow tighter
"I think you and I really need to talk about what happened earlier this morning. "said Mike
"Oh, so you want to talk about Ma, but you're trying to avoid the idea of talking about it, since im only a kid, "Stephanie sighed
"I'm not going to sugar coat it because you're a smart kid, and now its just going to be you and me from here on out. "said Mike
"What about Aunt Kate? Does she not matter? "Asked Stephanie
"She does but, now that Ma is gone it's my job as your brother to keep the promise I made to her the day you were born, which is to protect you and keep you safe,"Mike said as he sat down next to his sister
"Do they know how she died?"asked Stephanie
"Aunt Kate won't known for at least a few days. "Mike sighed
"Mike, whenever you find out, promise me you won't ever tell me the reason why. "said Stephanie
Promising that he wouldn't tell her, Mike kissed his sister on the forehead, and left her room. Leaning against the wall outside Stephanie's room, Mike slumped down to the floor and placed his head into his hands and sighed.
Aside from having Aunt kate around to care for them, Mike knew that from here on out it was just him and his sister, who needed to rely on one another if they wanted to get through the loss of their mother.
Knowing that it might not be easy, and aside from the anger that was building up inside of him, Mike knew that he needed to put his feelings aside, and be there for Stephanie since just like he had told her back in her room, thar from now on all the two of them have are each other and that was all it would wind up to be from here on out.