All Chapters of My Brother's Keeper: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

What was happening?Before I could think it through, I realized something else. The pain was gone.I ran toward the storage room door, desperate to get out. However, I was moving too fast to stop. I was about to crash straight into it.I squeezed my eyes shut, but the impact never came. Instead, I found myself standing outside. Could I really fly now?It all made sense now. On TV, the superheroes always had to suffer first before they learned their powers. Mr. Osborn must have been teaching me magic! Here I thought he was a bad person.Excitement and relief flooded through me. I drifted home, following the route from memory. I had to tell Mom the good news! Maybe I could even show off a little in front of Danny.Still, something was wrong. The people on the street did not seem to see me. When I accidentally bumped into someone, I would pass straight through them. What was going on?My thoughts felt scrambled, but the need to get home only grew stronger. I would figure it out onc

However, Mom and Dad walked right past me and out the door. When they emerged, Danny rushed forward and threw his arms around Dad's legs."Dad, please! Go bring Sienna back! Please! I swear I'll never get into another fight again!"Tears streamed down his face. I floated in front of him and made a silly face, trying to make him laugh. "Stop crying, dummy! We got tricked! I didn't really get sent away."He acted like he could not see me and as though he did not hear a word I said. Dad pulled him to his feet, his expression stern. "This is the last time your sister pays for your mistakes. Starting today, whatever mistake you make, you deal with the consequences yourself. All these years, Sienna's been taking the blame for you. You'd better treat her right from now on. Understood?"Danny nodded frantically and promised right away, "I will, Dad! Just please bring her back. That man looked really scary."When Dad nodded, Danny finally relaxed. "Alright. Let's go get your sister now. It

The storage room was dark. In front of a pool of dried blood sat two pieces of bread and a water bottle. The little girl lying in the center had no life left in her. Her eyes were wide open. Her expression was frozen in utter despair."Sienna..."Mom's voice trembled, echoing through the empty space and landing heavy on everyone's hearts. She collapsed to the floor and crawled forward on her hands and knees. "Sienna, Sienna! Wake up, baby! Don't scare me like this!"Mom broke down completely in front of the dried pool of blood. Her face was deathly pale. She stared at my body as if waiting for something, or maybe afraid of something.Danny tried to pull me up, his voice rising in panic. "Sienna, get up! What's wrong with you? Why are your hands so cold?"The moment those words left his mouth, Dad finally moved. He rushed over and collapsed beside me, his hands shaking as he lifted me up and cradled me against him.I remembered Dad always smelled nice. Too bad I could not smell it

When Mom woke up again, the doctor told her the cause of my death. "Severe internal injuries causing excessive blood loss. Even if she had been found in time..."The doctor could not bring himself to finish. Those words pierced the hearts of everyone present."The child has been gone for several hours now. My condolences."Mom sat on the hospital corridor bench, her eyes hollow, clutching the white dress they had taken off my body.Dad sat with a blank expression, staring vacantly at his shoes.By the time they finished all the arrangements with the hospital and left, it was already dark.Dad drove Mom home. The silence in the car was unbearable. Neither of them said a word. Usually, at this time, I would be in the back seat playing with Danny, or Danny would be chattering away about what happened at school that day.Now, there was nothing.The car kept moving until Dad suddenly slammed on the brakes in front of a candy apple stand.Dad got out. Mom seemed to remember somethin

At dawn, my maternal grandparents arrived. The moment Nana burst through the door, she slapped Mom across the face. "I told you over and over! Sienna is Sienna, and Danny is Danny. It's too late for regrets now!"She looked at the bloodstained white dress on the couch and wailed. She then reached out and pulled Mom into her arms. The two of them clung to each other, sobbing so hard their bodies shook."My poor baby. My Sienna was such a sweet, good girl."Pop-Pop stood to the side without speaking, but tears streamed down his face too. He let out a long sigh and stepped forward to pat Dad's shoulder gently. Dad's eyes were swollen and red."I was wrong. I was so wrong..."Mom sobbed in Nana's arms, gasping for breath as she repeated those words over and over.They all broke down together. Once they calmed down, they began discussing what to do with my remains.Mom insisted on cremation. She wanted to keep a small portion of my ashes with her so I could stay by her side forever.