Baby Son Monologue

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I’m seventeen, David is about to go back to Chicago for a few days. “I love you so much baby sister, I’ll see you in a week.” Liar. He is supposed to be home tomorrow, I’m at Olivia’s house waiting to go home so I will be there to see him. The whole time I’m waiting I feel like something is wrong, I shake it off, telling myself it is only my imagination. Kayla and Jacob are here, but they’re an hour late. I can tell something isn’t right but they’re silent. We pull into their driveway and I see my entire family. It’s Easter, they probably just came by after church let out. I step out of the vehicle and see my mom, she’s sobbing. This is strange, my dad approaches me and leads me into the house. Inhale. Hesitation. Exhale. Inhale again. “This