The Brother I Shouldn’t Want
I just turned, stumbling slightly before falling into Sheila.
She caught me immediately.
Her arms wrapped around me, pulling me close, holding me together when I couldn’t do it myself anymore.
I buried my face into her shoulder, my hands gripping onto her like she was the only thing keeping me from falling apart completely.
And then I cried.
It came out raw, broken, the kind of cry that tore through my chest and left nothing behind. My shoulders shook against her, my breath uneven, every sound that left me filled with everything I couldn’t hold in anymore.