Ch. 28 Promises

"You don't understand,"

I tell him.

"I want to,"

he replies.

I shake my head.

"It's not that easy,"

I say.

"I'll try,"

he insists.

"Then I'll let it go,

promise."

He grins at me

so hopefully.

When I don't answer,

he apologizes again.

This is Johnny right here.

Worrying,

apologizing,

unyielding,

wanting only to help.

This is my brother.

"I'll go."

He is confused for a second.

Then he realizes.

"No," he says.

"It's okay.

I talked to Miles.

I'm not going."

I shake my head again.

"I'll go."

He's silent.

Then he smiles.

"I'll make it up to you,"

he promises.

I don't reply.

I don't return his smile.

I walk out the door.

Author's Note

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--theladygraceling

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[Forgotten14]

Third Stanza (Or thing-that-looks-like-a-paragraph) second line "It's no(t) that easy." Also the fifth stanza, third line, I can't tell if there's another apostrophe next to don't, but you should check that out.

[theladygraceling]

Thanks for letting me know! I'll fix that right away.