Amethyst's POV

I laugh as Edmund stuffs his faces with cupcakes. He looks up at me and gives me a cheeky grin.

"How 'bout we head to bed?" I suggest. He gets off the stool and starts heading towards his bedroom.

"Wait! You can't goto bed looking like that. Your face is covered in cupcake and frosting. How'd you even get it on your forehead?" I touch the frosting on his forehead.

He turns around and goes the other way. He walks into the bathroom. While he's doing that, I'm going to clean this up.

I'm washing when Edmund comes out with a clean face. He heads to his room when he says "Amethyst?"

"Yes?" I look up from the dishes.

"I love you," he says then walks into his room.

"I love you too, bud," I whisper to myself. I couldnt ask for a better brother.

I finish up cleaning. I knock on Nana's door. I hear a light come in. I walk in and find her reading a book. I sit in the chair and twiddle with my thumbs.

I look up and find her staring at me. When i look into her eyes I start bawling. I rest my head on her lap while she strokes my hair.

"I'm sorry. My job puts both you and Edmund in danger. If only i could get a normal job, then we could live a normal life without drama," I say in between sobs.

"Look at me," she tells me. I look at her. She starts wiping my tears.

"Life is always going to have drama. No matter your profession, your lifestyle, or your religion. It will always have drama. Thats just life. It only matters is what you do with it," she says.

She kisses my forehead. I get up and go to my room. I grab some pyjamas and went to take a shower.

I finish up and step out. I take a big fluffy white towel and wrap it around my body.

I wipe the steam off the mirror. I stare at myself. I touch the scars on my shoulders. I don't even remember where some came from.

I touch the mirrior. Some people see a confident bubbly girl, but all I see is a broken girl that can't be fixed.

I put on my pyjamas and plop on my bed.

(dream)

Edmund was swinging on a swing while I am pushing him. Nana is sitting on a bench watching us. We are the only people at the park. Edmund's laughter fills the park.

I blink and everything's gone and is replaced by darkness. I hear someone calling my name. I turn around and see Edmund in th distance calling my name.

I blink again and find him with our parents. I start running for them. They start kicking and punching him. I run and run but I'm not getting any closer.

All of a sudden they stop. I look down and find Edmund staring at me with lifeless eyes. They killed him.

I blink and find my self right in front of him. Our parents are nowhere to be seen.

I blink again and Edmund is standing right in front of me, but he is still dead. "You said you would protect me. You'd never leave me. You promised. But you broke it," he pushes me.

I fall on my back and just lay there. I try to get up but my body won't let me. Edmund comes into my line of vision.

He smiles wickedly and starts kicking me. Nana comes and joins in. So does my parents.

I can feel myself getting weaker and weaker. Until everything goes black.

Thanks so much for 100 reads!

Well this chapter was somewhat emotional. We are starting to get deeper in.

~anything_but_sad