1 Rule 1:Don't cry

On a early Sunday morning I walk down the cold empty streets with my best friend Timmy. Talkin bout whether or not we gon get taller now that we're 13. Timmy kept say he hoped he grew because he was shorter then a elf.

"Man their ain't no way I'm gon get a girl. That'll be embarrassing havin to look up at the chick" Tim shakes his head. I pat his shoulder, he looks up at me and smiles

"Man you gon get all the girls"Tim laughs and I follow

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

seven shots filled the empty streets as me and Timmy got down

The street was no longer empty as people ran and fell and screamed, but their was one scream that caught my attention

"Mom...no...no...this can't be happening...MOM!." A familiar female voice screams and I get up I run towards the voice

as I run and run and run I see people picking their heads up to count the body's. This time their was only one.

Mom...

I've never been in a earthquake don't know if this was even close to how they are but...the ground felt like it opened up and ate me

Not everbody screams in occasions like this just mothers, children, siblings, girlfriends, in this case it was my older sister. On her knees kissing moms forehead. She takes her jacket off and wraps it around mom trying to stop the blood, that's flowing down, like a waterfall, rushing down a steep mountain. My little brother moaning low

"Mommy? please mommy"

lots and lots of sirens, howling, cutting through the sounds of the city. Except the screams, they are the loudest thing. Heard over everything. Cops flashed lights in out eyes and we all turned to stone

"Did anybody see anything?" A young officer asked. He looked honest, like he ain't ever done this before. Hes definitely a newbie. They ask questions and expect answers. I'm not sure if the police asked me questions. My ears were filled with water it felt like. Like someone was drowning me in blood. That's all I could see. My mother lying in a river of her own blood. When you have someone you love. That you see precious. You wouldn't wanna see something that's supposed to stay inside,

outside

Police going round asking questions

everybody sayin the same thing

"I ain't see nothin"

Then it was time to go home. The police put up the

Do Not Cross sign

To show that blood was spilled. That some unlucky soul lost their life. My sister took us by her hand and we walked home is silenced. Not saying one word. Like we were total strangers. Like we ment nothing to each other.

"Wheres daddy?"My younger brother questions my sister. She looks down at him and sarcastically smiles

"Why would I know"She throws our hands back and walks up the stairs. My brother holds his head down and walks up the stairs, I follow. My sister slams her doors and even then you can hear her screams. What will we tell dad?..How can we even tell him...

I throw myself on the bed and put my pillow over my head. Around my town we get revenge. My family is very religious, But we still have to follow customs.

"Dad is a police officer so I'm sure he has his gun somewhere in here"I open my door and walk towards Dads room. Dad always kept his work life and his family life apart. The thing was he put his work first. Mom got tired of it, so she went out with other men. Dad knew damn well that little brother didn't belong to him. But he treated him as his own. Mom wasn't the kind of person you could trust. People on the streets would talk bout mom right in front of us. We could stick up for her but we know every word they say is true. Mom stayed in jail, everyone claimed she owned them money. Mom didn't take care of us. She just wasn't like every mom. she didnt make dinner. she didnt read bed time stories to us. she didnt ask us how our days been. she didn't comfort us. she wasn't the mom you'd want. but no matter how cruel she is. she's still our mom we had no other choice but to love her.

As I finsh my train of thought I reach my dads door. I quickly grab the door nob and turn it. I quietly close the door behind me

"Jake?.."I quickly turn my head to see my little brother sitting on the bed

"What are you doing here?"I walk over to the bed and sit

"The reason your here..."Jack(Little brother) holds up the gun he stole out of the jacked up box

If he was here for the same reason I was...then that means...

"Shut up, your not as strong as I am. You could never shoot no one. Just hand it over and go to bed."I reach out for the gun. Jack slaps my hand just before it touches it

"You dont know who did it...I do...I way ahead of you"Jack grabs a paper and show it's to me

it's a paper with instructions. I take the paper out of his hand and look down at it

"My wife had decided to cheat again, with my brother this time. I'm sick and tired of it I can't do it anymore. She asked for a divorce yesterday. I need you to get rid of her. One less mouth to feed I guess. anyway meet me at the corner store by my house. We will make arrangements from their. Signed off Pat Amber"I look up a Jack and see tears rolling down his cheeks

"Do you understand now?...." He looks at me

"Dad killed mom!"He looks down at the gun

more tears stream down his face. The tears landing on my feet. Their cold, so cold.

Jack stands up and turns my way

"I'm gonna do it"Jack points the gun at a picture. A picture if mom and dad

"You can't"I stand up

"You already broke rule number one"I stand up and wipe his tears

"Dont cry"