UNDER THE MOON

chapter seven

"Hey, my friend Jack is coming by because his sister here in the hospital and I was wondering if you could stay a bit longer, he wants to meet my mat-" Derek said he stopped midway through saying something, and I couldn't help but wonder what he was going to say. I didn't bother asking, I hated when people are noisy and would hate to be one to so I just nodded my head and sat down, on the bench in the yard.

I sat on the bench and watch Derek throw my brother in air and catch him. After about twenty minute of sitting there and watching two boys act like a kid, I decided to go back into the hospital room where all of Xavier thing were waiting ready to go. That's when I remembered the whole reason I went out there was so I can dress him and get him ready to go home.

"Xavier, come lets get ready to go until Jack comes so we can go home." I said remembering thats what I wanted to say earlier. Xavier came running towards me hoping to get picked up, which of course he received. Once we were both in the room Derek was sweet enough to help me dress Xavier, and I had to admit he was good at it. Xavier would usually put up some kind of fight with me and start pouting and saying that he doesn't want to where a certain kind of clothes, because he says it make him look like a baby, which I always replies by saying that he still is a baby, and that is when all hell breaks loose. However when Derek asked him to get in to his clothe he did it without hesitation and that kind of stroke some jealousy in me. Once Xavier was dressed and ready to go Derek decided to take him to the Cafe in the lobby and I just towed along. We sat down and all had our meals in one peace, of-course that is until Xavier broke the peaceful silence by shouting.

"HEY, EM, LOOK THAT KID OVER THERE LOOKS LIKE JUSTIN BEIBER, EXCEPT WITH A BIGGER HEAD.WAIT THAT'S NOT A BOY, THAT'S A GIRL." I gave Xavier a death glare before turning around just in time to find Derek on the ground clutching his stomach in laughter.

"God, em I really like your brother." he encouraged making me give him the glare which as I hoped shortened his laughter, and get off the floor. Once Derek got off the floor and learned how to breath, and Xavier stooped shouting at the girl asking her if she was Justin Beibers fake twin, we payed for our breakfast and headed out the door ,to wait in the main lobby.

Jack arrived shortly after wards and we headed out to my car. I was expecting to fallow Derek and his friend, but as it turns out,Derek came in his sisters car and she took it with her when Andrew came for her and Jack came with his mom who just came to see her daughter in the hospital from another state. So there for we all had to squish in to my small BMW. I was really suddenly nervous about driving with a car full of boys, one in particular. Derek. With all the commotions going on I didn't really realize how much in just short time Derek seem to mange, being a friend and helping me out with my brother. I didn't mind having Derek around. Matter a fact I loved it. There's just something so sexy and mysterious about him and I couldn't help but be attracted to him. I mean come oh who wouldn't be, the guy is drop dead gorgeous. No matter how much I was attracted to him, a relationship is not on the menu for me right now.

Once we were all seated and ready to go, my phone started vibrating in my back pocket. I slowly peeked at it trying to not be noticed. Once I saw the callers id my entire body froze in place. The name on the callers id was something I was not expecting and definitely not when every thing is not going right. My brother passing out in class, me not finding a job, Marci telling me I have to give up my brother. This is all coming back to me after years of running from the law, it finally caught up to me. Reality is just starting to sink in. and out of anything that could go wrong this, D.H.S. Calling me? A million questions started rampaging through my head uncontrollably. How would a D.H.S. Attorney know my phone number? Why would they call me now? What did they want? Are they going to take my brother way so soon? All this questions did not make any sense to me and I didn't care I've been fending for both me and my brother ever since I was fifteen, and I will be turning eighteen in about three weeks and right now losing my brother is not an option. I didn't even notice that I was shaking from all this over whelming feeling until Derek rested his hand on my shoulder and asked,