The Tale Of A Pregnant Luna
Chapter Eight

Chapter 8:

I looked between my mother and the man, confusion clouding mybrain. They looked they had know each other for the longest time ever.its quiote baffling as i felt the same way.

"Colleen honey, welcome home.” mom said wiping her face, smilingtowards me, dodging my question

"Thank you, but I had asked you a question mom, please answer me,are you hiding something from me?." I asked her. She slouched a littleshuffling uncomfortably.

"Colleen, honey take a seat. " she said I sat on the other side of the bed,taking deep breaths. I looked at the man and then back at my mom."Please explain what is happening here." I said calmly and composed."Well this is going to be difficult to say, but Colleen meet your brother,Daniel.” right then everything froze. Brother? I have a brother?

I looked up to see him, and he smiled towards me. "No he's not." I saidstraight forward.

"Yes, he is." mom persuade.

"If he was my brother, where was he when you got sick? Where was hewhen I needed someone most? Where was he when I was stuck in thehospital praying you make it out alive? Where was he? Someone whoonly comes last minute cannot be regarded my family, and most of allmy brother." I said, now tears were threatening to fall out of my eyes."Colleen you have to understand that he couldn't have been there -" Icut mother off.

"No, he's going to do what dad did, he’s going to hurt this family." Isaid, remembering my pathetic father.

"Colleen that's enough! He is your brother and you will accept itwhether you like it or not.” mom said loudly, I don't know why but inthis moment I felt hate towards my so called brother.

I let out a sigh and walked out the room. I could hear mother call outmy name but I chose to ignore. I walked to my room, shutting the doorbehind me. He's going to betray us. All men are the same. That all useyou when needed and leave you when wanted or when things get todifficult.

I've had enough and I'm tired. But there's one thing I won't tolerate.Hurry me all you want but don't hurt my mother.

A knock excited through my door and it doesn't take a genius to knowwho it is.

"Colleen, hey." Daniel said softly. As he let out a sigh. "I know you'remad at me for all these years but you have to know I did it to protectyou and mom both. I'll be willing to talk whenever you're ready" hesaid.

To protect? No! He's lying, he wouldn't, he won't, but I can't help butfeel curious, I say silently in me bedroom as the clock ticked by. It wasexcruciating, having to think about what happened that night, call mecrazy, but I seriously doubt remember, the only thing I actuallyremember is dad saying that we were worthless to him and he neededsomething more.

Deciding, I walked out my bedroom to the living room where Daniel sit.he looked up and smiled about to say something. But I lifted my handto stop him.

"I'm not here for you, I'm here because I want to know the truth, andour seems hope the only person who can tell me what happened thatnight. And you are going to tell me." his series held disappointmentand I looked away not being able to bare looking at him.

"I understand, but I hope you can forgive me for making the decisions Imade at that time." he smiled this time round. I began fiddling with myfingers

"Well, who am I to judge your choices after all you had a reason right?"I tried making him forget about his guilt. Sure I was still angry but Icouldn't stand making people feel bad.

"Thanks for the reassurance,” he said smiling.

"Would you like anything, coffee? Tea? Water?" I offered. He shook hishead no.

"no thank you, but have a seat I wish to tell you what happened backthen I'm sure you don't remember since you were little but, to behonest, this was the cause of mom's sickness.” and that's what mademe even more curious. But the things he told me next made me sick.