Another You
Five
I was staring mindlessly at the television, my head propped up under my hand. My legs were tucked under me as I failed to comprehend what was going on on the screen. I let out a sigh and leaned over to grab the plastic cup full of ice water on the coffee table. I brought it up to my lips and glanced down, furrowing my eyebrows together at the dead fly floating in my water.
"Ew," I scoffed angrily, getting up and walking to the kitchen. I poured the water out into the sink and put the cup in the dishwasher.
I rubbed my face tiredly, leaning up against the counter. This house was so empty, cold and quiet. I sighed again and pulled my phone out of my back pocket, and I dialled my oldest brother's number.
"Hey, Lily," Jake said once he picked up.
"I don't know what to do." The words tumbled out of my mouth in a sob before I could stop them.
"Shh. Slow down. What's wrong?" Jake asked.
"I'm sorry," I sniffed, "it's just that I'm all alone and the silence is eating me alive. I needed someone to talk to."
"Oh, Lil. You know you can talk to anyone, right? I'm here for you if you need anything," Jake said. I wiped under my eyes and took a deep breath.
"I just don't know what to do," I repeated, calmer this time.
It had only been two months, but I was still absolutely miserable. My parents and three other siblings didn't give a shit, but Jake was always there for me, because I was the youngest of five kids and he had always been my best friend.
"Don't worry. I'll come over this weekend and we'll do some brother and sister shit. Everything will be okay, don't you worry," he said. I took a deep breath.
"If you say so," I breathed.
Notes
Sorry it's short but just needed to get something up.
Also I'm sorry about how slow of a start this is
