Matt knocks on the closed door.
"Come in." Jeff announces as he takes a seat on the edge of his bed.
Matt comes in and stands in front of the door lingering for a bit before Jeff asks. "Would you please shut the door."
Jeff notices their father Gilbert sitting in the living room.
Jeff hated having Gilbert stare in to his room so he always made sure to shut the door when-ever he was in his room.
"Sure, No problem." Matt responses
Matt slowly shuts the door and walks over towards Jeff.
He takes a seat down next to him.
"So how have you been?, How's school?." Matt asks trying to start a conversation.
"If you had stayed, You would know about all that But since you didn't I guess you need me to tell ya huh."
Matt looks down "I'm sorry, But I had to go to collage. I had gotten a scholarship, I wasn't gonna waste it."
"Well, You sure didn't waste it huh. You just left me with the monster, You were supposed to stay and protect me." Jeff gets up and walks over to his window.
Matt focus his eyes on Jeff's bedroom floor.
"I Can't protect you all the time Jeffrey, Your gonna have to grow up sometime." Matthew stated
Jeff starts to cry "Yeah.. You promised me that nothing would happen, You lied to me. Each day you were gone. I got beat, Anytime Gilbert thought I did something wrong, He beat me. Do you know that?. Do you even care anymore?. About me, About US.?" Jeff turns around and stares at Matt.
Matt gets up "I couldn't hold off on my life anymore, I was gonna make something of myself, I couldn't just stay here and be your bodyguard my whole life, I have a plan for my life Jeff, I needed that degree to get the life I desired., I had worked my ass of to get into that collage and I got accepted, I was not gonna blow the chance of making it."
"Making it where Matthew?, Out of here, Out of this town, Away from me?." Jeff asks staring into his older brothers eyes.
Matt grabs ahold of Jeff "I never wanted away from you, But I couldn't help that my collage that I was accepted to and The only one I can afford was so far away. How am I supposed to change that. I can't."
Jeff sinks into Matthew's arms.
Matthew wraps his arms fully around Jeff.
"You said you got me something." Jeff whispers.
Matt shakes his head "Yeah, It's in my back-pack."
Matt runs out into the living room to grab his stuff.
He sets it down on the bed and rummages through his few belongings.
"Here you go." Matt says and he stretches out his hand to give Jeff his gift.
"Thanks." Jeff whispers as he takes ahold of the wrapped present.
"You didn't have to wrap it too." Jeff smiles as he opens the package.
Matthew waits for Jeff's reaction.
"Do you like it, I knew you always loved that photo."
Jeff begins crying again. "I love it Matthew, Thank you so much." Jeff hugs his older brother
while still clutching onto the photo.
"To think I just got into a fight with you and you get me this."
"It's nothing, Brothers don't always get along." Matt grabs a edge of the photo.
Jeff still shedding tears "You miss her don't you?" Matt asks as he holds onto his brother with his free hand.
"Yeah. It's weird, I was so little when she died that I can't even remember her but I miss her, How is that.
How is it that I can miss someone and I can't remember them." Jeff asks as he looks up to Matthew for a answer.
"I don't know, I just wish I could forget." Matt whispers.
Jeff looks up in confusion "Why would you say that?."
"You have no idea what had happened. I don't want to talk about it."
Jeff nods and begins to place the photo on his nightstand.
"I love my gift, Thank you so much."
"Your welcome."
"This isn't your only copy is it, Of the photo." Jeff asks not wanting to take Matthew's only photo of their mother.
"No, I got it copied."
Jeff nods again.
"Maybe we can go play at the tracks later tonight." Matt suggests.
Jeff smiles "That would be awesome, How long you staying?."
"Just for a day or two but then I gotta get back."
Jeff frowns.
"Hey don't get sad now, I promise ya I'm gonna spend those whole two days with you."
"Thanks. I would like that alot." Jeff stats as he flops on his bed and pulling Matthew down on the bed with him.
