I walked home unsteadily, wondering if I should be worried or not. Why on Earth did he want me to give Victoria pills? Why wouldn't he tell me how serious it was?
I opened my hand to look at them again; they were a pale teal color with the red line running through the middle. I stood there for a moment, just staring. I'm not quite sure if it was for seconds or for minutes, I just know that I was crying. I wasn't sure why but I got the sense that my sister could die from whatever happened last night. Why else would Old Deuteronomy act so serious about it? I also realized I was shaking. I was acting like I was high myself…
"Hey Etc!!" said a deep voice that sounded very close behind me. Oh dang, Tumble. "Whatcha doin???" he said in a high, overly-peppy voice.
I hesitated.
"Oh nothing.. I just.. I have something in my eye." I said, rubbing my eyes to make it more believable.
"Oh, let me see I'll try to get it out." He said and tried to turn me around. I looked away. "Oh look! I got it out!" I said and wiped my eyes before I looked at him again. "Thanks anyway though!" I yelled and started to scurry away. I felt his hand on my shoulder again. "Damn!" I thought to myself.
"You look hungry. You should come over to my house to get something to eat." He said, his giant brown eyes shining brightly. He knows I can't resist those. I wish I would have thought about it for a second. But no, stupid me, I didn't. Not for a second.
"Ok." I said enthusiastically, both of us smiling ear-to-ear. We ran over to his house and his mother gave me some mouse and berries. The two of us hung out for hours, and it wasn't until about 7:00 until I realized I still had the pills in my pocket. My heart sank. Oh my gosh… I think I might have just killed my sister…
He gave me a look like I was crazy; I couldn't imagine what I looked like right now. "Tumble, I have to go right now." I said and walked out the door before he could try to convince me to leave. "But Etcy, I didn't" I heard him start but I slammed the door behind me in mid-sentence.
I ran faster than I ever had before to my house, my lungs burning after a while but I didn't care. Finally I got to the door, and completely lost it when I realized it was locked. Why me. Why now. I knocked on the door several times and fell to my knees. Now the sadness was turning into anger. I wasn't going to let this happen. I got up and threw myself at the door, trying to break it down. I did this several times but it was no use. "I'm sorry Vick…I'm sorry I'm so stupid, I-" I mumbled when all of a sudden the door opened. "A GIFT FROM GOD!" I yelled, looking up at the sky.
"Um, no." my Mother Jennyanydots said, arriving at the entry-way wearing a robe. "I was in the shower. I thought someone was trying to bomb the house! Are you stupid or drunk?" She asked me. I couldn't help but hug her. I loved her so much. But then I pushed her to the side, I needed to get to Victoria. I ran into her room, but gasped when she wasn't there. "Where is Victoria?" I asked my Mom, hyperventilating.
She tilted her head, obviously confused by my urgency. "She went out sweetie; she told me that she needed to do something." She said. I froze. This couldn't get any worse. How was I supposed to find her now? I ran back outside. Oh great, now it's raining.