Chapter VIII

I followed Peter inside as he walked up the stairs completely zoned out. Our mom was sitting in the kitchen with the TV on as I locked the front door. Peter took a turn into my room and sat on my bed next to him. He was still out of it when I walked in and seated next to him. He let himself fall back on the bed as I then stood up and started taking my shoes off.

"Why are you doing that in my room."

"No, Peter this is my room, you walked in here. Are you Okay?"

He blinked three times then sat up and looked around then at me. I placed my shoes on the side of the bed and turned to face him placing my hands on his cheeks making him look into my eyes. I started a breathing exercise hoping that he would follow along with me, but instead he just looked at me then screamed as a tear fell down his cheek.

"What's wrong Peter?"

As he sat there, he lifted his hands, placing them over mine. He then pulled them away placing them in my lap. He stood up in silence and walked out of my room. He stood by the door grabbing the handle, then looked back at me. Just the sight of him standing there made me scared, as my heart started to race.

"Donna, I love you and I have missed you so much and still do. I feel like, I don't feel good and I think I should stay in my room for a while at least. You go to bed and get you some rest and I'll see in the morning."

I just nodded as he smiled at me and walked out closing the door behind him. I pulled my legs to my stomach and hugged them as I placed my head on my knees. I took a breath and grabbed the pillow we played with and cried into it. I lifted my head up at the sound of a step and saw the black shadow underneath my bedroom door.

"Peter, It's okay! I'm just glad your back and want you to tell me everything, Please!"

I saw the shadow move as I heard steps walking away from my room and another door closed. I continued to cry into my pillow as I slowly stretched myself out in my bed, as the darkness of the night covered my window. Subconsciously closing my eyes, I began to feel myself drift to sleep. Then a feeling came over me as I tried desperately to open my eyes, someone lift me up and turn me as they placed my blanket on top me.

"Sis."

I felt Peter place his forehead onto mine as I tried to smile.

"I missed you too and I love you so much but as I can see, I didn't came back with just a hurt leg. I'm going to need some patience from your side is that okay?"

I was so sleepy that I couldn't move my head as I felt him kiss my forehead and walk away. I turned slightly to the side as he closed my bedroom door to leave.

"I Love you too Peter."

"I know."

I let out a breath that I was holding in my throat since he left my room earlier and relaxed as I hugged my pillow drifting to sleep.

"Get UP! DONNA!"

I took a slight turn at the scream making me fall from the bed hitting my head on my bedside table. The picture of Peter and I when we were kids fell on my lap. I picked it up and quickly placed it back in its place it beside the clock. The clock showed read 7am. I quickly got up picking up my work uniform that was now on the floor by the end of the bed. I heard as Peter slam his bedroom door and begin to open mine as I quickly pulling my pants up. I fell onto the bed as he came in and took my hair brush.

"Hey! That's mine I need it!"

He just walked out of my room slamming the door as I jumped once pulling my pants all the way up to my hips. I then took put my shirt on, placing in both arms at once, just to notice the tag was facing me. So I did a quick Switch then ran over to my dresser drawer. I saw Peter come from his room jumping on one leg as he tied his shoe. He quickly tied his shoe but not before he turned to me, as I took out a pair of socks, throwing my hair brush into my room, hitting my shoulder then falling on the floor. I picked it up as I placed the socks on each foot and ran around the bed not finding my shoes. I heard my brother come up the stairs running just to open my bedroom door and throwing my shoes on the bed as I lifted my head up from under the bed. I then sat on the bed to put my shoes on as he came in and went threw my closet taking out a belt, placing it around his waist.

"I need that! Peter!"

He just ran his hands throughout my closet until he found my other belt and threw it at me as it landed on the bed as I finished tying my shoes. I put on the belt as he stood in front of my mirror fixing his hair, as I walked in behind him, taking my perfume spraying it all over my body. I then took the hair brush from his hand as he finished and walked out from my room, leaving me their to brush my hair. I heard mom tapping the stairs as we both came from our rooms running down the stairs almost falling on top of one another. Dad was already seated on the table waiting for mom to serve us as I looked at the clock above the front door as it read 7:20. I let out a breath and sat down across from Peter; Than he smiled at dad as he placed the newspaper down on the side of his plate at the head of the table. Mom had placed freshly cut peaches and a large box of corn flakes in the center. She then went around placing cereal bowls in front of us as we one by one took the box and served ourselves the cereal with some peaches pieces and milk. The silence in the table this time was comforting as we ate in peace. 7:40 the clock read as we finished breakfast. Peter and I got up from the table and walked out the door; taking mom's car as dad just sat there reading his newspaper drinking the coffee that mom had just given him.

"Bye mom! Bye dad!"

We both screamed at once as we ran out the door and started the car for work.

"Peter technically you don't have to hurry so much, work for us starts until 2pm. We are just going in early so you can turn in your application and I can see if its worth me working and going to school or if I'm giving them my two weeks notice."

"I know I just felt weird with all that silence since what happened yesterday. I'm sure wasn't fun for either of us."

He was right I had forgotten all about it.

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