(Hard)

(It was the first time he hurt you bad and you cried)

Zach's POV

She ran up to my room, crying once again. She got to my bed and crawled over to me. She put her head on my chest as I rubbed her hair.

"It's gonna be ok" I told her. I knew he'd hurt her again. It happens all the time. It's like a never ending loop. I watched as she pulled up her long sleeve shirt. I was confused as it was 80 degrees outside. So I asked her.

"Why are you wearing long sleeves?" She just shook her head. I held her arm. I had a suspicion as to why she was wearing this certain shirt. She tried pulling away.

"Zach no, please" she stated, crying. I successfully pulled up her sleeve and my suspicion was confirmed. I looked at her.

"You cut?" I asked, she just looked down.

"Did he do this?" Nothing.

"I need you to answer me" she slowly nodded. I became angry and stood up. She looked up at me with a look of fear in her eyes. She stood up and ran over to me, tugging on my arm.

"Zach please don't hurt him! I love him!" I turned to her.

"How can you love someone who hurts you?! That's impossible! If he truly loved you back he would care about how you feel!" I told her. I yanked my arm out of her grip and marched to his house, where I saw him standing outside. He was taller than me, but he'd hurt my friend.

"Oh well look who we have here, it's Mr. Wimpy" I walked up to him as him and his friends laughed. I swiftly punched him in the face. His friends immediately stopped laughing. He looked up, from his position on the ground. I could hear running and saw her out of the corner of my eye.

"You don't know what you've gotten yourself into Herron" he said and pulled out a knife from behind his back. You could see the look on fear in my eyes.

"Oh are you scared, Herron?" He said, taunting me as he stepped closer. I swallowed a lump in my throat as he moved closer. I heard running. I watched her as she tackled him. I would've stopped her, but I was paralyzed by fear.

"No! You will not hurt him!" She punched him in the face. Her arm gently made contact with the knife in his hand causing her to scream. I fell out of my trance and ran over to her.

"We need to get you to the hospital" I said, frantically helping her up and walking towards my car. Before I could get far away from the scene, however, I heard yelling and felt a sharp object pierce my back. I screamed and fell to the ground, almost immediately falling unconscious.

The girl's POV

I sat in the waiting room at the hospital. I hoped that Zach was alright. He was already blacked out before I could get to my house and call the ambulance. I hope he's gonna make it. I looked up as Jonah walked into the waiting room.

"Where is he?" He asked me. I shrugged my shoulders. I watched as tears fell from Jonah's eyes. 'He's lost almost all of his brothers and now he might loose Zach as well' I put my hand on his leg. He looked up at me.

"You've gone through so much. How have you survived through it all?" I curiously asked him. He looked away.

"I've had my family to help me. And friends. But if I loose the last of my brothers. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do" I looked away.

"I know that..." I looked up as the doctor walked in.

"Herron" I stood up along with Jonah. He stepped over to us.

"How is he?" Jonah asked, hopeful. The doctor sighed.

"I'm sorry..." Jonah looked down, all of his hope immediately vanished.

"He didn't make it" after those four words came out of the doctor's mouth, Jonah broke down in tears. I looked at the doctor. He nodded and walked out of the room. I knelt down by Jonah and put my arm around him. He was sobbing violently. I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. He'd just lost his last non-biological brother. What do you say to that? He sobbed for what felt like forever, until he stood up and grabbed my hand.

"Can we go home?" I nodded. He walked us out to his car, still hand in hand. I got in the driver seat and him in the passenger, after convincing him that he couldn't drive in the state he was in. On the way home, I kept glancing at him. He wasn't crying anymore, but his cheeks were red and wet with tears. I guarantee when he goes to his room he's gonna start crying again.

"I can't believe it" He said, his voice sounded scratchy.

"All four of my brothers are gone" I put my hand on his knee. I felt him look at me.

"It's scary, cause they were my best friends. My brothers. They were a part of who I was. And now I have no idea who I am"