Preface - Brother

“Uh, what happened? Where am I?” I started to stir around lying in pain on the ground. I felt like I haven’t moved in ages. My body just hurts. I can see a light. What is this light? “Brother, wait for me. Don’t leave me!” Shouting voices scream in my aching head. Whose voice is that? Who is that speaking? Why am I here? “Don’t come any closer. Leave me alone. I don’t want you here at all. You are useless and in the way!” Another voice shouted. A familiar voice is echoing throughout my mind. “Brother! I won’t leave you. I want to be by your side to the end. I remember now. Where are you?” I got up with my right arm in pain. I stumbled on my feet searching for something to pick me up and carry me. My will and determination is started to shatter under my feelings of helpless. “Yes that is right. He is in danger and needs my help. I’m coming, wait for me brother.” I made my way slowly on my feet feeling my legs sting with each and every step I took. “Go away, I don’t need you here.” No I won’t leave you brother, I won’t. Tears flooded my face with me feeling so weak and useless. I won’t let you fight alone. The pain in my legs was so great that I couldn’t stand and collapsed. Damn it, move. Move damn it. Why can’t I move? Instead of walking I started to crawl my way away from this giant rock I’ve been next to. I don’t honestly remember how I got here but I do remember my brother was in trouble and needed my help. I will find you. I struggle for what seemed like hours in the dark crawling with my need to find him. I need to find my brother no matter what. He is all that I have left in this world. Everyone else just treated me like I was nothing. I am an outcast with no friends. This is why I must make sure he is alright. This is my drive now I just need to move. Something in my mind is holding me back. I feel ridden with doubt and fear. I think the worst is yet to come. Rain started to fall gently on the ground turning it into mud. “Great, I can hardly move now. Regardless nothing will hold me back. I will find you. I will save you James, my brother.” Struggling through this new challenge I will push myself harder. I won’t give up. Lots of time had past and I felt I was getting closer to James’ position so I started to slow my speed in this heavy downpour. Staring down at the ground as I crawled I moved on. Then I saw it. I saw blood and looked up to see James was lying in front of me. My heart then started to pound harder than ever. My eyes widened in fear as my heart was turning into stone. So heavy it felt as I rushed to his side. “James. James, please wake up and open your eyes. Can you hear me?” I closed my eyes and then felt a solitary tear roll ever so slowly as time felt like it froze with seeing James like this. “Hey there little guy. Why are you crying?” James spoke quietly as I opened my eyes and met his. He just smiled at me and laughed a little. “I’m sorry Will. Sorry that you have to see me in this sort of condition.” “It is… everything is my fault.” I tried to not cry but it wasn’t really of any use. I’m weak to my own emotion. I wish it was me instead of my brother. “Don’t say that. This was my choice. You will understand what I said in time. So I should be the only one sorry here.” Slowly he lifted up his hand and touched my face. “You shouldn’t be crying. I’m not worth your tears.” His arm grasps my shoulder as he pulled me down. “Hey, what are you doing?” I tried to protest slightly because I was confused all of the sudden. “There are some things I can’t speak of out loud. I need you to take the book that is in my jacket. It is yours now.” He let go and his arm fell slowly to the ground. He then looked up at the sky. “You must live on for me. You will be the person who keeps me alive. I am finally free like I wished but I wished now that I wasn’t. I didn’t think being free would cost me so much. This is my last wish to you. I wish you to live on and continue your live and to always be…” He then fell silent. “James, James wake up. Don’t leave me! James? JAMES!!!” The air around me blew like an ice cold chill as the world turned to dark then black all over. I slowly picked up the book from his jacket and then tried to read it but I felt dizzy as I held it in my arms close to my chest. I then felt my body fall as I crashed into James’ body and closed my eyes. I opened my eyes to see James’ face all covered in blood dripping down onto me. I pushed his body off mine slowly. “James are you alright? Wake up will you?” There was no response. We both were covering in blood and I notice something fall from my left arm as I rose from the floor. It was a book covered in blood. The book was the same book from the one in my dream. Well it looks the same but what is the meaning of this? I slowly opened and started to read. The wishes written in this book shall be granted. The price of the wish is life itself so be careful in what you wish for. Once the wish is written it can’t be changed. You then will have your wish come true like a dream. My wish is to be free from this pain I feel in the world and to give my brother Will happiness. I would die for Will so please help him. I see what you wanted James. I myself want to make a wish and I know the price. I then write in the book. My wish is to change for the better before I die so I can make James proud of me.