#23: Special Evening

Nothing can ruin this night, she bought. She was sitting at the lake with her brother who was finally home from college. The sun was setting and the sky was turning shades of pink and oranges and yellows. The lake reflected the light, making the sunset look like a beautiful mural, set with colorful stones. She breathed a sigh of relief as she placed her feet in the cool water and leaned against her brother's shoulder. She was so glad that he was home. They used to spend every waking moment together, but she hadn't seen him in years. When he came home from school in the summer, she would have already left for her summer job as a camp counselor. Now that he has graduated, they have a lot of catching up to do, their parents were up at the lake house, so they were alone. He was telling her about an internship program he had gotten into. All he heard was that he would be leaving her again. He was the one person who understood her and she wished she had more time with him. It made her really sad to think of him leaving again, so she changed the subject to talk about what college was like. As he talked she felt the vibrations of his voice through his body. She rubbed the back of his hand with her thumb, and suddenly he stopped talking. He slowly pulled her sleeve back and saw the faint white scars on her wrists. Without saying anything, he hugged her tightly, but as the tears flowed down her cheeks, she could only think that soon he would let go.