I finally made it back to the shop, 1 hour and a half is how long I was gone, my father was tending the front desk, as I came in, the ninja were gone and me and my father were alone... I knew by the way he looked at me that I was obviously hurt, his face twisted into a sad look,
"What happened?" He said in the softest way.
I ran into my fathers arms crying, and all of the sudden I stopped as I saw my brothers face flash before me, then my whole life all the beatings, came back, another tear squeaked out, "I-I s-s-saw him..." I managed to say, I was surprised I even spoke at all.
His grip tightened, "Who, your dad?" He said slowly.
I shook my head, my face buried in his chest, "M-my brother... L-lloyd." My voice broke down when I said his name, my heart skipped a beat, one tear after another came over the edge of my eyelid, as it rolled down my cheek it tickled, as it slowly made its jump off the end of my chin, they kept coming traveling in the same path the first one did. My adopted father hugged me tight, I could feel his hand as they curled into fists.
He sighed trying to stay under control, "Need to go to your room to lie down?" He asked.
I nodded and as I put my foot on the first step upstairs, tears came again, I made my way to our living room before collapsing on the carpet of the half living room, half kitchen, I just laid there, sobbing harder than I ever remember crying, my face was hot, my tears rolled down thousands at a time.
My arms were in as I was curled into a ball, on our musty green and blue carpet, I was laying in front of the couch, right before the TV, I tried crying quietly, but it didn't work... I cried so hard that I choked on my own voice, you know when you laugh so hard you can't breath? (I honestly have never felt that feeling) Well this was like that but 10X worse and it was a sad version, all I could see was that teen in my head... he had to have been, Lloyd.
Then it hit me, I (using all the strength I could gather) sat up, I made my way to my phone in my room, I went over to my desk, as I pulled out a worn piece of note paper with a ten digit number written on it, my brother's phone number, I grabbed my phone as I dried my own tears, and I began putting in his number then I hit 'Call' I put it up to my ear, it rang twice before I sat in utter silence, as the boy on the other end answered,
"Hello?" Said a more matured voice, deeper than it used to be, I didn't say anything, I don't even know why I even have a phone, I don't call anyone I don't text either, and my only contact is my father, "Um hello?" His voice broke my thoughts, I stuttered over my words, to be honest I had no intention of saying one word, "Uh... is anyone there?" I felt someone was timing me,
"Hey, Lloyd... who is it?" I heard a background voice say, well there is only one, Lloyd this side if Ninjago... that's my brother, I heard him put is hand up against the phone.
"I don't know! No one is answering..." Lloyd said.
"Pocket dial?" Suggested one of the other voices.
"Try yelling..." Said what sounded like my father's friend Jay.
I put my ear away from my phone as I heard my brother shout "Hey! Anyone there!? I think you pocket dialed!" I put my ear back up to the phone...
"What did they say?" Said Jay.
"This is weird." I heard my brother say.
"Just hang up!" A sarcastic voice said, I silently hoped he wouldn't, I tried to say hello but I just stuttered.
"Hello? Is someone there?" My brother said, he must have heard me stutter, he put his hand up again, after someone yelled.
"Just hang up, Lloyd, this is stupid no one is there! Its just a prank call or something!" The gruff voice said.
"No... its our area code, someone must be in troubled! They aren't in my contacts either..." My brother actually sounded concerned, I began to choke up, but then I made a mistake... I inhaled and did that sorta yelp thing you do when you cry. "Shhh..." Lloyd said to the other voices, "I hear crying!" He exclaimed.
I heard a chair squeak as someone stood up quickly, "What? Are you joking?" The gruff voice said.
"Just hang up! Its a trap, Lloyd!" The sarcastic one said.
"Yes, you should have hung up..." A new voice said.
"This is ridiculous!" Jay said.
A few others talked at the same time, I stopped crying and listened, the argued with my brother, I heard him set his phone on the table as there was cracking, his friends must be trying to hang up on me, finally someone said something, "Last chance... is there someone on the other end?" The gruff voice said, I heard my brother take it from him,
"Are you ok?..." He said concerned, "Is this a prank call?" He asked.
"N-no..." I actually whispered, I began crying again.
Lloyd put his hand on the phone again, "There is someone on the other end!" He announced, his friends cheered.
"Are you hurt?" He said.
I didn't want to talk, a half an hour must have gone by since I was in the living room, "N-no..." I said faintly.
"But you are crying? Why?" Lloyd said, I heard his friends whispering.
I sat in silence, this is the first-time we have talked for a while, but he didn't even know it was me, "Are you still there?" Lloyd said.
I said nothing, "Where did they go?" Jay said afraid.
"Who are they?" The sarcastic voice said.
"I-I..." I whispered into the phone.
Lloyd shushed the crowd, I think there were, four maybe five others in the room, "Are you ok?"
"I-I am... I-I need..." Then I thought of what had happened...
"Let help yo-" I hung up, cut him off... that was the hardest thing I have done for a while. I looked at the clock, 3:25... father will be done soon I better start cooking.