Part 5

Sam’s school attire was left in a pile on the bedroom floor; I bet it had been a long time since he could discard his belongings so carelessly. Flannel pajama bottoms and a plain cotton tshirt now covered his body, more to give off the impression that he planned on staying in the house than [...]

Part 4

There was something strange about my room. Something wholly familiar and yet disturbingly different at the same time.
My bedroom seemed as if it had been frozen in time. Not one item out of place, and yet, not one speck of dust to be found around the entire room. I told Simon to drop the bags [...]

Part 3

The sky was dark by the time that Dad and Sam home. I could hear the sound of Dad slamming the car door from the living room, and instantly felt my toes begin to tingle. Sam was finally home! My body started shaking. It usually does that whenever I am overwhelmed by some intense emotion. [...]

Part 2

“Put your shit in the back and get into the car.”
I did precisely as I was told, wordless, breathless, waiting. Would Dad say anything else? Dear fucking God, I hoped not.
The crimson blazer that I was wearing was too much for the warm sun that was currently beating down onto my already tanned skin, but [...]

Part 1

He was coming home, and for that I couldn’t have been more excited. It had been almost eighteen months since I had last had the pleasure of resting my obnoxiously doe-like eyes on my older brother. Although, “older” wasn’t exactly the best terminology that could be used to describe Samuel Marzo. After all, Sam was [...]