*Tay’s POV*

It had been 8 hours since I had found Andy and I had not left his side. Cameron stayed with me until his dad came and drug him out; he gave him his number before he left and told me to text him. My phone was dead and I didn’t even care about charging it. All I wanted was Andy to open his eyes. He was my big brother, he had to be alright.

Dad kept going between Andy and Ben making sure they were okay. I guess mom did something because Ben lost consciousness after I left the bathroom. I didn’t get the feeling that something was off, so I hoped that Ben really was Ben again. I was too afraid to find out; I just couldn’t leave Andy’s side. I also felt partially responsible because I let Andy go off on his own. If I would have stayed with him then maybe this wouldn’t have happened.

I’m not exactly sure what happened after Andy ran off, but I think my dad had something to do with it. Erin was avoiding him and keeping a close eye on Andy. They didn’t have the best relationship, but she cared for all of us kids. Plus any time dad came in to check on Andy she watched his every move. What had happened to cause her to keep such a close eye on dad?

I really couldn’t think of it too much because I spent most of the time singing to Andy and telling him that everything would be okay and begging him to wake up. Erin brought me food at some time, but I just couldn’t eat. I was so upset. How could mom let this happen? She never should have stayed away in the first place. It was a mother’s job to protect her children. She let this stupid demon hurt both Andy and Ben. I didn’t care that he had hurt me, he hurt my big brothers and mom just let him.

I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even realize that there was someone standing over me watching Andy also. It startled me when I saw the shadow, but when I looked up it was just Ben, the real Ben.

*Ben’s POV*

I didn’t really remember much from the last few days, just bits and parts. I remember Andy drugging me and my uncles Danny and Ben, and meeting my cousins. I vaguely remember something happening in the bathroom and then something about my mom. It was frustrating, I couldn’t remember. I racked my brain for a good hour before I just got out of bed and asked my dad what happened.

“Do you not remember?”
“No or I wouldn’t have asked.”
“Well you pushed both Sally and Cameron into the wall hard enough to put cracks in the wall, and then you went into the bathroom with Tay and Andy and locked the door. When it finally opened you were on the floor crying and so was Tay, Andy was in the tub motionless. Then Tay screamed something like ‘Get out of my brother’ and I grabbed Andy and got him out of there. I haven’t really talked to Tay about it because she hasn’t left Andy’s side and Erin isn’t letting me to close to Andy.”

It hurt to hear that Tay was staying with Andy and didn’t even care to check on me. What happened to me the past few days?

“Wait, why isn’t Erin letting you near Andy?” I asked concerned.
“I made a mistake and now it seems I’m paying for it. Can we just leave it at that?” dad asked running his hands through his hair, obviously stressed out.
“No, I want to know what happened.”
“I, I couldn’t take his attitude and snapped, I hit him. Damn it I hit my little boy. He just has been acting out and I don’t know what got into me.” He looked at his hands like they disgusted him.

I just nodded, not able to say anything. Not like I wanted to at the time, our father hit my twin brother! For once I was grateful for Erin’s intervention; at least he would be safe for now. I got up and headed to Andy’s room, I needed to see my twin and talk to my little sister.

*Third Person POV*

Ben walked into Andy’s room and stood behind Tay, unsure of what to say. Once Erin saw Ben enter she walked out of the room and shut the door. Finally Tay saw his shadow and turned around and embraced him in a huge hug and started to cry. He patted her on the back and told her it was okay. Finally she calmed down he asked her what happened.

“Oh Benny! It was terrible. Andy drugged you, but it wasn’t really Andy, it was a demon named Mitch, he is the one who killed our mom and aunts. Then he tried to get me and mom saved me, and we found you on the basement couch and called the ambulance. While you were in the hospital I felt the demon in you so Andy and I stayed away because he had already tried to attack me more than once and he was controlling Andy before he got you. So at the welcome home party for you, dad and Andy got in a fight and Andy took off, and Erin introduced me to our cousins. Then once I realized that Andy was missing I went looking for him and Cameron and I found him in the bathtub not responding. I started yelling for dad then next thing I know you had pushed Cameron and Sally and locked us in the bathroom. The demon started chocking me, but then you gained control and stopped. Dad made it in and got Andy out and mom saved us.”

Ben looked at Tay and just pulled her into a hug and told her how sorry he was and she told him she forgave him, she knew it wasn’t his fault. Together they stood there and just looked at Andy, willing him to wake up and be okay.

*Andy’s POV*

Everything was so dark. I couldn’t see anything and no matter how loud I yelled it never came out above a whisper. I begged and pleaded, but no one came. I stumbled along in the darkness for what seemed like hours when finally I saw a spec of light. I ran to it, I’m not sure how long I ran, but I finally reached it. When I got there it was a door and the light was coming from the key hole.

I looked through it and saw Tay, Ben, Erin, and my dad. They were talking and at first I couldn’t make out what they were saying, but when I put my ear to the hole I heard what they were saying.

“Thank God he is finally gone; he was such a problem child.” Tony.
“Now we can be a real family without the problem child. He was the reason the other kids didn’t like me.” Erin.
“I don’t even see how we were twins, we were so different. Dad are you sure he wasn’t adopted or like a mistake?” Ben
“I never really loved him; I only acted like it because I thought it was the right thing to do.” Tay.

I screamed and banged on the door. This couldn’t be right, I had made some mistakes, but my family didn’t hate me, did they? I knew I made mistakes, but that doesn’t mean that they could hate me. I kept banging on the door, but their laughs just got louder and louder. I screamed but it was of no use, they couldn’t hear me.

I sat there and just cried for hours until the laughing died out and there was a bright light in front of me. I looked up to see my mom. She had such a sad smile looking at me. She held her hand out and I took it. She embraced me in a warm hug and told me that it was time I went with her, no more pain and suffering.

I was just about to agree when I looked in her eyes and saw blackness.

Notes

Well Ben's back, for now. Andy is ?? Poor Tay is stuck in the middle of all of it.
And I wonder what Sally thinks of Ben now?

What do you guys think is gonna happen??

<3
~Raz