Adult Me Narrative

adult me. I looked of disappointment on my face was too hard to hide. I sunk down to my knees and held my hands firmly against my face. “Mom I am here.” The adult me, sees me and turns to face me with sad look of dismay on his face. “Hon why do you look so sad?” “I don’t know mom, just weird things have been happening to me and I am not quite sure why.” “It’s ok hon, come inside we will have some cookies and tea, and I am sure after a while you will feel much better.” The adult me followed my mom into the home, but not before looking back at me. I think he must have thought I was just a figment of his imagination, but his face still seem unsure. As I am laying on my knees, I come to my realization that I have not seen my brother. This must have snapped me out of depression, because I ran through the door to my house up to where my brother room stood.

I will finally get to see my brother. As I begin to open the door, the adult me must have heard me running up the stairs, and came to my side and stop me from turning the knob to my brother’s door. “He doesn’t live here anymore, he moved out right after college, he is all grown up now.” “What do you mean he moved?” “Yes, he moved he leaves in Maryland now, with his wife and two kids.” “Why would he move so far away?” “People do that, they grow up and leave?” He was right, people do grow up and leave, but why was he so far away? I could not believe he would just leave like that. “Do you guys still hang out?” “I am afraid not, we have kind of drifted apart, it happens you know.” No, it just does not happen.” How could you just let him fade out of our lives! He is our brother?” “How long has it been since you talked and seen each other?” “A long time Shaun.” This time I cannot even cry, I just came to realization that when I grew up, one of the most important people in my life was not going to be there, it was just too much to