painful truth
today was my 27th birthday and I just woke up from another nightmare I saw a beautiful girl. she was in a white dress sitting in the tub with blood dripping from her body. what was this? the more I scream for her the more she just drifts away from me.
my Luna please let me save you.
she never looked at me. her eyes were closed as she bled out even more. no my Luna I cried out you just can't be dead I need you in my life. then I woke up with sweat dripping down my face.
another horrible dream at least no one heard me scream out
Ishmael get up! my little sister Ari called out to me. I'm up Ari, I just need a little more time that's all. ish are you having more nightmares? how would you know? because I hear you in my sleep or maybe I'm just reading your diary. Ari I told you to stay out my room. if you don't stop invading my personal space I would have to kill you.
you wouldn't do that you're my big bro and you love me. besides you got 30 miss calls today. a billionaire shouldn't be missing all these phone calls. those phone calls can wait I need a little time relax.
my sister Ari is 10 years old our mom and dad left us after she was born. so I was left with her. it was hard for me at the time to take care of her but as time pass by it got a little easier every day. I still didn't understand why our parents just left us.
flash back
dad how long before the baby is born? any minute son. you going to be a great brother. you think so dad? I don't feel like I will be but I'll try my best to be a good brother to my baby sister. Ishmael you are going to go place one day. I would rather spend time helping you all with my baby sister.
just then I heard my mother scream out. GET THIS D*MN BABY OUTER ME!!! she screamed, I saw the pain in my mother's eyes. dad held her hands telling her everything will be ok. after my mother was in labor for 2 days 15 hours and 44 seconds. I finally fell asleep on the couch. I tried staying awake but it was hard to. wait and sleep for a long time. I finally heard a baby crying I jumped up and walked towards the room where mom and dad were at. Dad, Mom, I called out but no answer. where could they be ? I thought to myself. As I kept walking I pushed the room door open and there was my baby sister laying on the bed alone crying. I picked her up, I searched everywhere for our parents but there was no sign of them anywhere. what was I supposed to do now. I didn't know how to take care of a baby. I was just 16 going on 17 at the time.
maybe our parents went to go buy extra stuff for the baby. I waited until weeks and weeks passed by. still no parents. my sister was now two weeks old. I taught myself to take care of her. I searched in Google on how to take care of babies. I even brought books to study. with each passing day it became a little easier.
our parents abandoned us. it hurt me to my soul. there were days when I thought I couldn't make it. a minor taking of a baby. I didn't mind and some days I did mind. I had to find a way to stay in school and take care of my baby sister Ari. I named her Ari, I put myself through a beta program. so I can take my sister with me to school. I try to hide that we were alone. I couldn't let my sister be taken from. so later I dropped out of school when my sister turned 1 yrs old.
I did everything I could to keep her with me. when I finally turned 19 and she was 2 going on 3 I got my online GED.
flash back over.
big bro I'm going to be late for school. please hurry up. she snapped me out of my thoughts. I didn't even fix my baby sister's breakfast. s**t I said to myself. I jumped up out of bed and quickly ran downstairs. Ari was already in the kitchen making a mess.
let's get you something to eat at Joe's and breakfast house. I would love that let's go. hold up Ari I have to get you cleaned up. Ari had a hard time getting herself dressed at times. I helped her. 15 mins later she was finally cleaned up. let's go to the car. Ari followed behind me. I made sure she was in her seatbelt before driving off.
why won't you talk about mom and dad? I wasn't expecting this again. I didn't wanna talk about our parents at all. Ishmael where is our mom and dad? how come I never see them? are you pretending to be my brother? Ari I am your brother. I bet you my dad and just don't wanna tell me. I pulled the car over and turned to Ari. I saw the tears in her eyes. it breaks my heart. but how am I supposed to explain to her that our parents abandoned us.
Ari I'm your brother not your dad.
then tell me where dad and mom are?
I had to tell her.
our parents left out on us when you were a baby. I was left to take care of you. They didn't want me? Ari I don't know why they left if I had the answer I would tell you. Ari was then quiet she was hurt. but it was the painful truth. I drove to Joe's and the breakfast house and silent.
5 mins later we made it there I got Ari her favorite breakfast meal that she liked. she ate in the car. then I drove her to school.