The Iron Room by Sarah Himebauch

Author:Sarah Himebauch [Himebauch, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-22T22:00:00+00:00

24

Amy

I’m fine Amy.

Just tired.

Something was going on with Mark, and something had changed within him. My brother who was always so dead set on protecting our family was slipping away in front of my eyes, and I had not a single clue on how to stop it.

Yesterday he seemed uninterested in speaking to me at all. I felt bad that I had hurt his feelings. I never tried to make Mark feel like an idiot.

Technically speaking, he was. That doesn’t mean I wanted him to feel that way. It’s no secret that Mark had been messing up a lot lately. He was careless, and continuously chose to act on emotion rather than using reason and logic. People who are sloppy always leave trails. Trails get us caught, and we will all be implicated if this goes horribly wrong.

I loved my brother, and I always would. I just wish he took more initiative when it came to maintain all that we have built together as a family.

Maybe he’s changed his mind.

No, Mark would never do that. He’s the one that takes the girls in the first place! While this is definitely a family effort, Mark chose the first girl, Anna. He was the one to acquire the tranquilizers through the black market.

This may have been a family thought out plan, but Mark, and his feelings towards specific girls was the ultimate catalyst.

Yesterday and the close call with Sheriff Johnson was getting to be too much. I mulled over what to do all night long. Part of me wanted to tell my parents everything… the text message receipts, Johnny, the Sheriff- but I didn’t want to get Mark in any more trouble.

Deep down, I worried that my brother might be playing both sides. It made me furious to think that some girl would have a strong enough effect on him that he would turn against his family. I didn’t know for sure and didn’t want to make accusations. I figured I would use this car ride to school this morning as a way to sus out where his head was at.

Like every other school morning, I dressed myself, and headed downstairs for our morning breakfast.

Today it was yogurt, fruit, and granola which made sense. Every time we went to Giuseppe’s, my mom swore up and down that it made her gain weight which was only rectified by a light breakfast. If my suspicions were correct, we would also be having soup for dinner.

Oh joy.

Breakfast this morning carried a very light and easy conversation. Mark’s mood seemed to have shifted a complete 180 since last night. He seemed happier, and more easygoing with all of us. Most sisters would be happy that their brother was in a good place, but not me. Mark’s ups were really good, and his downs were really bad. If… when his ups turned into a down, he would fly off the handle.

I finished, excused myself, and sat in the foyer waiting for Mark per our routine. He usually finished right after me but took his sweet ass time today.

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