BIG BROTHER

“I SAW THAT HEART BEATING AND I KNEW I HAVE TO SAVE YOU.”

AELLA LOOKED AT AX.

“BEFORE FORCES I HAD TO RESCUE YOU. SO I RUSHED TO INSPECT THE SITUATION. EVERYTHING WAS IN OUR FAVOUR. AFTER FEW MINUTES, SOL CAME AND TOOK BOTH OF YOU HERE. WHEN I FORCES CAME THEY FOUND JUST BODIES OF INDIVIDUALS ALONG WITH YOUR MOM AND DAD.” SHE FALL SILENT FOR SOME REASON. AX WAS WAITING FOR HER TO CONTINUE.

“WHAT ABOUT ELISON...?” HE ASKED ATLAST.

“SHE WAS ALIVE BUT HER CONDITION WAS NOT GOOD. BOTH OF HER LEGS WERE BLOWN AWAY AND SHE WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE OF HEAVY BLEEDING. AT THE SPOT I TRIED MY BEST TO STOP HER BLEEDING BUT HER FRMORAL BLOOD VESSLES WERE COMPLEATLY TORN. HER LEGS WERE BLOWN AWAY.” SHE LET OUT A DEEP SIGH.

“WHEN I CAME BACK IN EVENING SOL TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS IN SEPTIC SHOCK. AND THEY HAD TO AMPUTATE HER LOWER BODY TO PREVENT HER FROM FURTEHR DETORIATION. IT TOOK THEM MORE TIME TO GET HER STABLIZED.”

AX WAS LOOKING AT THE NIGHT SKY THROUGH THE WINDOW AS AELLA WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT ELISON. HE WAS NOT REACTING TO NAY OF THE WORD THAT SHE TOLD HIM. HE WAS COLD AND ROCK. HE WAS JUST LISTENING TO HER WITHOUT ANY OF EMOTIONAL EVIDANCE OF BELONGING TO ELISON.

“WE TOOK HER IN DEEP OBSERVATION FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS WHEN SHE OPENED HER EYES. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO TALK AND MOVE. BUT SHE WAS IN PAIN... TERRIBLE PAIN.”

A WARM TEAR SLIP DOWN AX CHEEK AND LANDED ON HIS HAND.

“AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS SHE WAS ABLE TO TALK. BY THE TIME I GOT THE NEWS THAT YOUR RESIDANCE WAS ALSO UNDER ATTACK. SOMEONE BLOW AWAY YOUR HOUSE. NEXT NIGHT I VISIT THERE AND FOUND NOTHING BUT A SMALL BOX WITH SOME BELONGINGS OF ELISON. I TOOK THAT AND CAME BACK. SHE ASKED ME ABOUT YOU. LOOKING THROUGH YOUR CONDITION IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO TELL HER ABOUT YOU. SO I LIED TO HER THAT YOU WERE ALRIGHT BUT NEED SOME MEDICAL CARE SO WE SHIFTED YOU TO SOME ANOTHER MEDICAL FASCILITY.” AELLA STOPPED AND LOOKED AT THE FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER BEFORE RESUMING.

“SHE USED TO TALK TO ME A LOT. I KNEW SHE WAS IN PAIN BUT NEVER SAID OR SHOW US. SHE USED TO TELL ME ABOUT YOU.” AELLA SAID TAKING A LOOK AT AX.

“AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN DAYS...SHE FEEL OFF HER BED. AND WE REACHED FOR HER SHE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR WITH AN ENVELOPE IN HER HAND. WHEN I TRIED TO GET HER UP SHE RESISITED AND STARTED TO CRY. SHE STOPPED ME FROM GETTING HER TO THE BED.I SAT NEAR HER TAKING HER HEAD INMY LAP...HOLDING HER HANDS. SHE GAVE ME THAT ENVELOPE AND STARTED TO CRY. I WAS AWARE OF HER PAIN, HOW MUCH SHE WAS BEARING BY PAST FIVE WEEKS. I LOOKED AT HER EYES. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU. SHE WAS SEARCHING FOR YOU. SO I TOOK HER IN MY ARMS AND TOOK HER TO MY LABORATORY WHERE YOU WERE BEING TREATED. LOOKING AT YOU...IN THAT CONDITION SHE WAS SHOCKED. SHE WAS WHIMPERING WRAPPING HER ARMS AROUND ME. I TRIED MY BEST TO COMFORT HER...BUT I KNEW THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH.THEN SHE LIFT HER HEAD AND TOLD ME SOMETHING. AND SUDDENLY SHE PUKED. BY THE TIME I COULD UNDERSTAND ANYHTING...SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED. I HURRIED TO SOL FOR HELP BUT SHE TOOK MY HAND AND KEPT LOOKING IN MY EYES. SHE WAS FADING AWAY. HER PAIN WAS FADING AWAY WITH EVERY PASSING MOMENT. AND WITH A FINAL LAST SMILE SHE WAS GONE.”

AELLA’S EYES WERE GETTING WET BUT SHE HELD BACK HER TEARS FOR AX.

“SHE WAS A VERY SWEET LITTLE GIRL. SHE STRUGGLED A LOT TO MAKE IT...BUT COULDN’T. BUT I’M RELIEVED BY THE THOUGHT THAT SHE IS AT PEACE IN NOW. SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PAIN NOW.”

AELLA SAID AGAIN MOVING HER GAZE TO THE TABLE. SHE STOOD UP AND TOOK THE PAPER IN HER HANDS. SHE SAT IN FRONT OF AX ON THE FLOOR WITH ONE HAND ON HIS HAND. HE LOOKED AT HER HOLDING BACK HIS TEARS. AELLA HANDED HIM THAT PAPER AND WAITED FOR HIS RESPONSE. AX TOOK THE PAPER AND LOOKED AT IT FOR A LONG TIME. HE OPENED THE PAPAER AND READ IT.

IT WAS A LETTER WRITTEN BY A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL.

“HERE I’M LEAVING MY WILL TO YOU AELLA. HERE IS MY PROPERTY OF 25$. TAKE THIS IS YOUR FEES TO SAVE MY BROTHER AND KILL THOSE WHO GAVE HIM SO MUCH PAIN.”

TEARS ROLLED DOWN HIS EYES AS HE READ THAT LETTER. BUT HE DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING. AELLA TAPPED ON HIS SHOULDER TO COMFORT HIM. HE LOOKED AT AELLA AND ASKED HER.

“WHAT DID SHE TOLD YOU...?”

“THAT YOUR EYES ARE BLUE.”

WITH THERE WORDS AELLA STOOD UP AND TURNED TO OTHER SIDE TO TOWARD WINDOW. AX STOOD UP AND WRAPPED HIS ARMS AROUND HER WAIST...SOBBING AND TEARS FALLING ON AELLAS T-SHIRT FABRIC. ALL HER LIFE AELLA HATED TO HUG ANYONE. BUT NOW...IN THERE MOMENTS SHE DIDN’T RESISTED BUT PUT HER ARMS AROUND HIM.

THEY BOTH WERE CRYING...ONE INSIDE AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE.

AFTER WHEN AX STOPPED SOBBING, SHE PARTED HM FROM HERSELF AND LOOKED AT HIS EYES. YES, THEY WERE BLUE...LIKE AN OCEAN...THAT IS SO DEEP THAT ANYONE CAN GET LOST. THEN SHE SAT WITH HIM ON THE BED AND KEPT CREASING HIS BACK TO CALM HIM DOWN. AX WAS TOTALLY WASTED. HE WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL THOSE TIMES WHEN HE WAS HIS FAMILY AND ELISON. NOW HE KNOW THE REASON WHY ELISON ALWAT COMPLAINTED ABOUT HIS EYES.

“WHY ARE YOUR EYES LIKE THIS...? WHY MY EYES ARE NOT BLUE LIKE YOU...?”

HE GOT TO REALISE NOW THAT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO MUCH.

HE LOOKED AT AELLA WHO WAS STILL LOST IN HER OWN THOUGHTS.

“WHERE IS SHE...? TAKE ME TO HER.”

AELLA SMILED AND TOOK HIM WITH HER THEY BOTH MOVED TO THE PARKING LOT AND HOP INTO THE CAR. SHE DROVE HIM TO A VERY DISTANT AREA THAT WAS VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE CITY. ALL THE TIME DURING THE DRIVE...NOVA KEPT LOOKING AT THE LETTER. WHEN THEY ARRIEVED, HE PUT HIS FEET DOWN THE CAR AND CAME OUTSIDE. IT WAS A GARDEN WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS. AELLA LOOKED AT HIM AND NODDED. HE FOLLOWED HER AND THEY WENT INSIDE. THERE WAS A BIG HALL ISIDE THE GARDEN. IT WAS A MEMORIAL HALL WHERE THE REMAINS OF LOVED ONES WERE KEPT. MOVING NISIDE AND LOOKING HERE AND THERE...AX STOPPED ABRUPTLY. HE LOOKED AT AELLA AND SHE NODDED. HE RAN TO A CORNER WHERE A PICTURE OF A LITTLE GIRL WITH A BRIGHT SMILE WAS KEPT. IT WAS ELISON. HE KNEELED BEFORE HER AND SMILED LIKE A MAD MAN LOOKING AT HER PICTURE. AELLA KEPT ON STANDING ASIDE LOOKING AT AX. AX LOOKED AT EVERY ITEM KEPT NEAR HER PICTURE. THERE WERE SEVERAL LETTERS AND BIRTHDAY CARDS WITH AELLA’S HANDWRITTING. LOOKINH AT ALL THE STUFF HE UNDERSTOOD THAT AELLA NEVER LEFT HIS SISTER ALONE. HE WIPED HIS TEARS AND SAT DOWN NEXT TO HER PICTURE. HE LOOKED AT HER PORTRAIT FOR A LONG TIME AS IF SHE WAS ALIVE AND HE WAS TALKING TO HER.

THEN HE PUT THE LETTER GIVEN BY AELLA NEAR THE LETTERS AND STOOD UP. BEFORE TURNING BACK TO LEAVE...HE BID HIS GOODBYE TO HER.

“BECAUSE I WAS THE BIG BROTHER I’M SORRY I WASN’T BETTER AT IT UNTIL NOW.”