Chapter 6: My fault

It was so sudden, Kaleb grabbed me by the hand and threw me towards Armond.. He sacrificed himself and got himself death. It's my fault.

I shouldn't have grabbed Armond and dropped him on the lawn.

I shouldn't have gotten angry with my brothers.

I shouldn't have taken a walk to the forest.

I should have turned back.

It should have been me.

I remember how my pulse quickened when I saw my brother's limb body surrounded by bloody water. I felt how Armond squeezed me tight and how his tears fell in my face, and mine into the bloody creak. I was so scared, so frightened, that I passed out.

And when I awoke, I was at home with my family. With Dad. With Armond. But not with Kaleb. The days went by slowly, and everyday I feel like I should have let go and let him live out his life.

Alas, the day the funeral came arrived. In grief, I cut my hair short.The funeral consisted of few relatives, and a few of his friends. It was a horrible day.

I lost connection with the kids in class, and hardly ever talked to Isaac anymore. I was thirteen when he died. And the years went by. And now, I'm sixteen. Armond is graduating next year. And soon I'll be alone.

I still attend the same school, same classmates. Different view of the world now, though.