Lost

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I was walking to Robert's apartment that he shared with his brother. He wasn't at school anymore, not since he was diagnosed with cancer three years ago. For the past month he has refused to get treatment or to take the pills the doctor has gave him in place of his chemo. I have begged him so many times this past week alone to take the pills he seems so weak. I can't take seeing him like this, not when he has always been the strong one.
A ambulance zoomed past me in the direction of their apartment building. I dropped my school books and took off running towards their apartment. I pushed myself as hard as I could almost getting ran over a few times but I didn't care. All I could think of was Robert and if he was alright. As the building came into view I sped up I saw Nick standing outside and I stopped in my tracks falling to my knees. I already knew that it was Robert or Nick wouldn't be standing outside.
"Maddie!" I heard him scream and I looked up to see him running towards me. "I am so sorry! I came home from work to find him like this! He was icy cold and the paramedics tried to bring him back but..." His voice cut off swelled with emotion and he shook his head.
I took everything in and realized what he was saying. I ran over to Robert and pushed my way through the paramedics to get to him. I saw his pale body laying there limp and lost it. What little hair he had looked so flat and dead, his cheeks had lost the rosy hue they always had. He was dead. The only person who had ever been there for me is dead.
At that moment I realized a car had stopped near me and I felt someone grab my shoulder roughly. I turned to see that it was my dad and I swallowed a scream. I looked down and felt him drag me away from the scene before me. I was shoved into a car and the door slammed making my ears rattle. I felt the car shift as someone climbed in the driver seat.
"What did I tell you about going around that Robert kid? He is nothing but trouble and I told you that he would only hurt you! I tried to keep you away so that you wouldn't get hurt! This is why I put a damn restraining order on him! But no one ever fucking listens to me! Why do you have to be so fucking stubborn! Damn it Madaline!" I looked up in enough time to see my dad punch the steering wheel multiple times.
I winced in fear and cried harder than I already was and looked away from him. I could only imagine what would happen when we got home. God I hate my life! Why couldn't I die instead of Robert? He should have lived he was so happy and care free everyone loved him. I was that girl in the back of the class that nobody noticed. No one would realize if I died I mean they wouldn't care anyways. It would be one less person the world would have to worry about.
I lost track of time and looked up to see that we had pulled up to the hell I call home. My dad got out and slammed his door shut. I noticed this as my cue to get out of the car and I slowly opened the car door and stepped out. I felt the sun warm my skin but it wasn't enough to chase away how cold and numb I felt. Apparently I wasn't going fast enough because my dad came back grabbed me by my hair and yanked me towards the house.