The Blood-Stained Sour Candy
As long as I'm breathing, you'll spend every single day making up for what you did to your brother!
I wanted to shake my head and tell her I truly could not move, but my throat would not form the words.
Then, a small figure rushed into the room. My brother, Liam Lloyd, clutched a Transformer in his hands. When he saw the blood on the floor, he froze.
"Layla..."
His first instinct was to come help me up. For just a second, my heart lifted. At least the brother I had protected with my life still cared about me.
"What do you think you're doing?" Mom yanked him back hard. "Get away from her! She's poison, and I won't have her dragging you down too!"