Garden of The Troubled

(Leigh Young, Jessie Young, and Tori Young) (IN LEIGH'S ROOM) "Tori, you should quit crying. Come on I'm not leaving forever, it's just college" Leigh whined, getting frustrated. Leigh hated it when Tori cried or complained, it irritated her. "But....but Jessie only comes home like three times a year" Tori whimpered "and now....and now you will be just like him. You will forget me and....." Leigh pulled the eight-year-old into a hug. "I will never forget you, Tori, you're my little sister. Nothing in this world will make me forget you." Leigh said in a soft voice, a soft she didn’t believe she could pull off. "Promise?” Tori asked. "I promise". Leigh pulled out from the hug and faced Tori with both her hands on Tori's shoulders. She looked into her big blue eyes which were now red and puffy from crying. Tori’s tear-stricken cheeks made her comfortable and she had to divert her eyes away from it before she does anything she would regret doing later. "I also promise to come to see you every weekend". "And you'd take me to Emerald's?" She asked with wide blue eyes. "Yes, I would, now dry those beautiful eyes of mine". Tori giggled before cleaning her face with her clothes. "As much as I'd love to keep watching you two say your goodbyes, we've got to leave now" Jessie declared. His hands were folded across his chest as he leaned in the doorway. He had been in that position for a few minutes, watching both sisters saying their goodbyes. "We are not saying goodbyes" Tori argued with a pout. Jessie raised an eyebrow as if asking her 'then what?'. "It's a see you soon" Tori continued. "Really, come here smarty pants.” he teased walking the short distance between them. Jessie carried Tori on his shoulders and tickled her sides. "Jessie stop" she giggled loudly. "No way, this is what you get for going all smarty on me". Tori kept on laughing, tears pouring from both eyes. "Okay, Jessie that's enough!" Leigh interjected. Her voice was void of any emotion. Jessie took a look at Leigh and saw she was all her humorless self. He knew that expression all too well, he knew what was best for him was to comply, to comply with her. "Okay fine" he huffed before placing Tori back on her feet. "Now if you'd help me with my bags, we should get going". Jessie picked up a bag on the floor and groaned. "What is in this, a dead body? He joked. "Yes Jessie and soon yours would be in there too if you make me late." she deadpanned. Leigh picked up a suitcase and left the room. Jessie groaned in frustration. Leigh attending the same university as him? ‘ “This would be great,” he thought Just great.