I woke up with tears running down my face and Peter holding me in his sleep. I remembered the phone call from last night and hoped that it was a nightmare. Even though I couldn't trust my parents and sister, the memories I now had made me feel like I should feel guilty that they were hurt. Peter started to stir and when his eyes opened he looked concerned.
"You don't have to cry, Ruby," Peter murmured as he wiped my tears with his sleeve, "I'm right here." I didn't feel the need to correct him, but I knew he shouldn't call me that in front of everyone. When he finished wiping my tears, he kissed me. I pulled back before we kissed too much.
"Peter, do you remember a phone call last night?" I asked. Peter looked confused for a second, but then his eyes widened.
"Yes," Peter said, "I'm sorry I didn't realize that I was being insensitive before. Your parents and sister are hospitalized right now. Isn't that what they said?"
"Yeah," I said, "Can you tell your moms? I really don't think I could do it without crying, even though they didn't treat me and Jesse well. I just... I don't want to accidentally hurt the twins." Peter nodded. His phone went off, probably an alarm.
"I'm going to go get ready for school," Peter said, "Then, I'll see if I can catch them before Jesse wakes up and Mama has to go to work. If Jesse comes down before I do or my moms and I are done talking, keep him occupied in the living room until we're done talking. Then, hopefully we can eat breakfast together before I have to go to school and Mama has to go to work."
"That's a great plan, Peter," I said. Peter nodded and left the room, so I got dressed and stationed myself near the stairs. The first one down was Peter's Mama.
"What are you doing here looking so sad, Connie?" Peter's Mama asked concerned.
"Something happened last night," I said, "I asked Peter to explain the situation to you and your wife, because I'm worried about the twins." Peter's Mama nodded.
"I understand," Peter's Mama said, "I think Miki is in the kitchen at the moment, so I'll let her know not to wake Jesse yet."
"Thank you," I said. Peter's Mama went into the kitchen and I could hear that they were talking but not what they were saying. Then, Peter came downstairs wearing a white button down, a blue vest with an unfamiliar emblem on it, and pants with green and blue vertical stripes.
"Are they both on this floor?" Peter asked.
"They're in the kitchen," I said. Peter nodded and went into the kitchen. I continued to wait just in case Jesse woke up, but Peter's Mom came over to me before Jesse came down the stairs.
"Are you okay?" Peter's Mom asked, "Do you want to talk? I can't imagine what you're going through right now. Do you want to come with Jesse and I to find a preschool for him?" My phone went off. "If you don't want to talk right now, you can always tell me what you want later."
"I'm fine," I said, "I don't really want to talk right now. I do want to go with the both of you, because even though I don't want to talk, I don't want to be alone either." Peter's Mom smiled.
"Okay," Peter's Mom said, "I'll go wake up Jesse and I hope you join us for breakfast." She left. I checked my phone, it was a message from my Father saying that he was awake and would be out of the hospital in a few days. I felt really uneasy, but seeing Jesse's face as he walked down the stairs holding hands with Peter's Mom made me feel better.
"Connie!" Jesse shouted as he ran up to me after getting off the stairs safely, "Big Bro, did you cry?" I picked Jesse up.
"I did," I said, "Because I was worried about you, Jesse." I poked his nose.
"Connie is Connie again," Jesse said, "But Jesse dun like when Connie sad."
"Yeah," I said, "I don't like being sad or when others are sad either." Jesse kissed my cheek.
"Big Bro is best," Jesse said.
"Let's go eat breakfast," Peter's Mom said as she brought me to the dining room, Peter and his Mama were already seated and eating. I put Jesse in his chair and then sat between him and Peter again. "It's so nice to have so many people at the table, isn't it, dear?" I noticed that Peter's Mom gave him his least favorite food, red bell peppers.
"I agree," Peter's Mama replied.
"Thank you for the food," I said, before I started eating. Peter elbowed me, so I looked over at him. "What?"
"Can we talk in the other room when you're done eating?" Peter asked.
"Sure," I said.
"Cool," Peter said, "I'm going to make sure that my school bag is packed and ready while I wait."
"Okay," I said. Peter left the room. I turned back to my food, when Peter's Mama chuckled.
"He probably just shy and wants a goodbye kiss," Peter's Mama said.
"Jesse kissy too!" Jesse shouted.
"Jesse, you finished all your food today," Peter's Mom said, "Good job."
"Wow, Jesse, you even ate the red bell peppers?" I asked, "I'm so proud of you." Jesse smiled.
"Jesse wanna get big," Jesse said, "So Jesse can protec Big Bro fwom bad guys." The three of us, aside from Jesse, laughed.
"Such a sweetheart," Peter's Mom said. I quickly finished what I was eating and went into the other room where Peter was waiting.
"If I remember correctly, you were staying in the dorms at our old school," I said, "So, you transferred to a school that was closer to your home, right?"
"Yeah, um," Peter said, "I was actually expelled the same day you had your accident, but I stayed with my uncle Gray and uncle Robert until you woke up, because I couldn't leave you alone. It also took a while for this school to process my transfer after my expulsion, but it was a coincidence that I went back home the same day you woke up, because I was starting the new school the next day."
"What did you do that got you expelled?" I asked.
"They thought I was the mastermind of your accident," Peter said, "But it was just a weird set of coincidences. They actually tried to undo my expulsion afterwards, when they found a type of heat accelerant in the hands of several different students, including the Omega that put me into a rut that day and the one who gave you that 'heat suppressant' that day that didn't work. They were expelled too, but I heard they might have criminal charges because the drug is illegal to own, make, and to take."
"Oh," I said.
"Now come a little closer," Peter said, I did as he asked. He grabbed the sides of my face and kissed me. "Have a good day. If you have anything you're worried about, just ask Mom about it. She said that she'd be with you and Jesse all day today." I kissed him and he let go of my face.
"You have a good day too," I said, "I'll hopefully be home by the time you get home." Peter smiled and put his bag's strap over his shoulder.
"I'll be back," Peter said and he left.224Please respect copyright.PENANAKuINETs0fC