Kwia

The Switch

You know when you look at someone, and then they look at you and you play it off like you were blinking or had something in you eye. Are we doing because they look weird or act unnatural. Or do we say that girl looks amazing or pretty. Either way I am not looking at someone, but at something. A crystal. It is in my parents old bag. I
Wonder what it does?  Six years later. Big brother! My little sister Auimi says. Yes I said. Where's Kai? His name was Kiia or ( K eye a) but she couldn't pronounce that. He went to get food. Why? We have enough money for food today?! Kai was working for a newspaper company. He delivered on his bike like a Newsy. He was paid 25 cents per hour. It was enough to get us sandwich's for breakfast and dinner. I felt bad, for I was the oldest by 2 years and I did nothing to help. Auimi loved my brother very much and there were certain things that I cannot do that my brother can with Auimi. I hear a knock at the door. That's weird? I said. Brother isn't supposed to come back for another hour. I told Auimi to go to her room and she ran back. I pulled a chair up, stood on it, and looked through the peep whole. I couldn't see anyone. I moved the chair and opened the door. There was some one there. K! I say. My friend Keegan. I call him K. I need to talk to you. Auimi comes running in. In privet. We go to my room and latched the heavy wooden door. Ya know Takashi, you need to be more careful. He used my real name so I know it is serious. What do you mean! I say. Your brother is probably on the other side of the city working and your here doing nothing. What if you get captured? He will come home to nothing. What if he gets captured? You'll never see him again! He is the only one with a phone right now so he call me. If he has the only phone, how! We have a home phone dummy! Don't call me a dummy. He says in a serious voice. I forgot how much he hated that. I was just warning you. Being a good friend. You know how powerful your brother is! He doesn't know it, but you do! So if you think I'm a dummy for trying to protect your family, then I'm a big fat dummy! Keegan!.... He storms out seemingly angry. I hear the door slam shut. About 5 minutes later I hear another knock on the door. I look down at my watch: 4:45. Again I pull up a chair to look through the peep whole. I see someone's brown hair. I pull the chair away, and unlatch the door. It's my brother. He looks..... hurt? Kiia? Ughhh. He mumbles. Then he falls straight into my hands. He is freezing! I put him on the couch next the the fire place. I put a blanket on him and grab a bag he dropped on the floor before he went out cold. Inside smelled like.... heaven!...I told myself not to look what it was until dinner and put the bag in our stove to keep it warm. After about a hour my brother woke up and explained him self. I finished my shift early, and went to volunteer at the orphanage. After that I saw it was snowing, and remembered that I needed to get dinner. I had earned more than I thought, and got something other than sandwich's. What did you get I asked questioning him. What if he got something Auimi didn't like. You'll see. I was riding my bike home when there was a girl in the middle of the road as a truck was coming. I saved her, and ending up in the snow. After awhile it was finally dinner time. My brother opened the stove door and pulled the bag out. He told us to sit at the kitchen table and close our eyes. Whatever it was, it smelled amazing. I heard a plate in front of me and my brother said ok. I opened my eyes. In front of me was a big peace of pizza! I looked at my brother with a thankful look and dove in. The pizza was amazing my sister and I thought. But my brother didn't have any. I didn't want to bother him, but he hasn't eaten in weeks. My mind was separated into two parts. Bother, don't bother. Witch one? I decided to leave him alone for, he was turning 13 soon. My brother has probably the worst room in the tiny building. He has a balcony, but...that was it. Though he made the best of it, I still felt bad. So when I walked into his room the morning after and found he was gone, I dropped my glass coffee cup on the ground, shattering it.