My
Brother By My Side
By: Lillian
Joe had been having nightmares
since he was a boy. After being jarred
awake Joe would usually go find Adam and sit down next to him. That's all he’d
do. Just sit. Adam’s mere presence always relaxed Joe.
Tonight was different. It wasn’t Joe in the throes of a nightmare.
It was Adam. He was terrified, screaming
one word over and over again, “Kane!”
“It’s okay, Adam, it’s over. Shhh.
I’ll stay with you. It’s okay.”
Joe was entrenched at Adam’s side. He’d keep vigil through the night.
Joe was doing this for Adam…he was doing this
for himself.