Brother Dearest - Chapter 2

After Leah died, I think a part of my father died too. The two most beloved people in his life were gone. I didn't matter much. I wasn't enough like Mom or Sis for him to love me like he did them. After Leah was killed, I became invisible. I was just the girl in the house. I went without birthdays for seven years. And Dad became an angry wreck. He drank himself into a stupor every night, and stormed around the house the next morning. Only Alyssa could quell his anger. 

Since Dad wasn't doing his fair-share around the house, Alyssa was too busy modeling, and her perfect little angel Adam was too wonderful to do any work, I was the designated maid. Most of the time I'd just do things for Alyssa. Go to the market and get dinner, the mall to pick up a new model outfit, clean the floors, do the laundry, and dust their room. I was just getting dinner ready one night, when Alyssa called me outside.

She was outside on her new "Tan Pro 3000" at 7:30 at night. I never understood her pursuits of beauty. Not even now. "Nicole. Be a dear and go to the pharmacy. I just need you to pick up some Asprin for Daniel." She gave me a sickly sweet smile. "You know, 'Daniel' is my Dad. You could at least try to make it sound like I am a part of this family." I raised an eyebrow. "Just go will you?" Alyssa snapped. "Fine. Where are the keys to the car?" I sighed. "Oh, you can walk. Just hurry. You still have to make dinner."

I stalked through an alleyway that I always used as a shortcut to the center of town. It was littered with junk and signs. I looked to the other end of the alley, the parking lot, and stopped in my tracks. Somebody was standing there. As still as a statue, they looked looked as if they were waiting for something... Me. 

        

I tried to back away slowly. The last thing I wanted was to be mugged or worse. But my legs felt like lead. I couldn't move. I stifled a gasp of horror as soon as I saw who it was.

Adam.

"Nicole." He said. "Come here." I looked into his eyes, which I now know was a huge mistake. As soon as I gazed into them, my will faded. My thoughts melted away. Even my subconscious mind, which was screaming at me to get the hell out of there, was silenced. I took a step forward, and the last of my willpower was broken. "Follow me." He said. We walked through the parking lot and came to a cliff overlooking the sea.

 

It was a beautiful view. I knew that if Adam was going to kill me tonight, this beautiful spot is where I would want to die. "Nicole? Do you know why I killed Leah?" He asked. There was no emotion in his angelic voice. I brushed my hair behind my ears, and swallowed. I can't stand waiting. If He's going to kill me, he should do it soon. Running would have been useless even if I could move on my own terms. He could catch me easily. 

"You hate me. You hate me so much that you took the only thing in my life that I loved away from me." I kept my eyes on the ocean I replied. 

"It's more than that Nicole. I'm going to kill you. Not tonight though." He turned and walked away. And I followed, my legs still weren't under my control. We walked closer to home, and he stopped again. I stood there as he went behind me. I was truly terrified. Even if he wasn't going to kill me, he could still hurt me. He said something under his breath, and my chest exploded in fiery pain. I screamed as my legs buckled and I hit the ground. Hard. My vision was swimming with bright red spots. Before I was completely out, I managed a whisper. 

"Who are you?"

Then everything was gone.

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Brother Dearest - Chapter 1

I remember when my mother first died, I was scared of what would happen to our family. My father was never a warm man. He wasn't fond of public displays of affection, and was often grumpy, but he loved us all the same. 

We were happy, nevertheless, for him when he remarried. She had money, a nice house, and an eerily handsome son. Alyssa, however, was not a mother figure. She was as horrible as she was beautiful. She got her money from modeling, and my father was her photographer. They had a studio in the house with a green screen, props,  loads of dressers with the latest designer clothes, and shelves full of make-up, perfume, and magazines.

Leah was my best friend. Looking back I realize just how much she meant to me. She was my big, teenage sister, who you'd think would try to avoid me at all costs, but I believe the circumstances brought us together even more. Alyssa took all of Dad's time, so we were practically invisible anyways, which meant lots of free time. I would always wander through the sprawling manor with no shoes. Even outside on the lush, green lawn. 

I remember one day asking Sis about Dad and Alyssa. "Leah, why doesn't Alyssa like us? She's our mommy now and she loves Adam because she's his mommy, but she doesn't love us..." I looked up at her. "Nikki you don't have to worry about that." She smiled at me. "Alyssa just hasn't gotten to know us well yet. She loves Adam so much because she spent a lot of time with him. So we just need to give it some time. It will get better." 

I saw her stare off into the distance, at something that wasn't there. I didn't think much of it then, but now I believe she wasn't so sure about what she'd said herself.

I remember it was about a year after Dad remarried that I started to realize there was something wrong with Adam. At first, I think I refused to believe it. He was a beautiful child. He looked just like his mother. His face was so angelic, it was hard for anybody to believe he capable of doing something bad.

I remember seeing him kick over the trash can in the front yard, and walk away. Not going to clean it up. I decided to confront him. "Adam! Why'd you do that? Aren't you gonna pick it up? 'Cuz that's not nice..." I broke off seeing the look in his eyes. I couldn't put my finger on what it was, it was gone before I could, but it scared me. "No. I won't pick it up. You can." Before I could respond, he jumped on me and yanked my head back. He then slammed his knee into my back, and I fell to the ground. I felt his foot connect with my ribcage multiple times, and I cried out. Nobody heard. 

I lay there stunned as the pain subsided. It must have been a while, because when I snapped back out of my shock, Adam was nowhere to be seen. I got up slowly, my chest and back still on fire. I was aware that Adam was again behind me.

"Don't even think about telling your Dad. Or my Mom. They won't believe you. I'm the good child. The angel who wouldn't do anything bad. I'm your Brother Dearest."

His last two words shook me hard. I started shivering, and ran into the house.

Later that very night, I was sitting on my bed, listening to Leah rummage through the drawer for her pajamas. We shared a room, which I didn't object to. I felt the throbbing of my ribs, and hoped they wouldn't bruise. Despite my will not to, I started to cry. At first I sniffled and my eyes were just blurry, but sniffles turned to wails and blurry eyes turned to waterfalls. Leah immediately ran to me and held me in her arms. Rocking me back and forth she cooed, "Sweet Nicole. My sweet, sweet, lovely Nikki. It's alright. I'm here now." I started to calm down, and wails turned to hiccups. "Nikki, what's wrong sweetheart?" I knew I couldn't tell her what happened, so I asked a question in return. One I was dying to hear the answer for. "Leah, will things get better now?" I heard the desperation in my own voice, the desire to know everything was good again. "Yes." Leah said. I could hear the desire in her voice too. "It will Nikki. Soon, things will be better. We'll all be happy and get along." She hugged me, and when I went to sleep, I really did believe it would get better. 

I was so wrong.

That next morning had been the worst day of my life. I woke up and rubbed my eyes. Our room felt colder. I realized. It usually had a welcoming, bright air to it. Today it was sinister, and unsettling. I soon figured out why. I looked up, and screamed. 

 

Leah was there. In the center of the room. Blood scattered around her body. She wore a dress. I froze. My Mother's wedding dress. Stab wounds, blood, the dress. I looked at her beautiful face. Her eyes were open in a silent scream. I cried. It was too much. I sank to my knees and screamed. I screamed for my Mother, my Father, for Leah. My Dad came running in along with Alyssa and Adam. "No!" I cried. "Make them leave! Make them leave! They can't be here!" My Dad looked confused. Alyssa was already scared anyway, so she ran out as fast as she could in her Stilettos. Adam lingered. He looked emotionless, but his eyes... His eyes shone with something else. But he turned and left too. My Dad looked around, horrified. I stood there with my eyes closed, trying to make it all go away.

"Nicole. It's going to be okay. It's okay. I promise." He hugged me awkwardly. Still staring at Leah's mangled body.

He left really quickly to call 911. I stood frozen even as he walked out the door. "Hello? 911? Yes I have an emergency..." His voice faded down the hall. I looked at Leah again, when I noticed something under hand. I crept towards the body slowly. I snatched the piece of paper and read it. Two single words were present on the paper. I read them once. and dropped the paper. The words rang through my head again and again in the cold, angelic voice I knew so well.

"Brother Dearest"

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