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Chapter 16
Benny walked quickly, but with silent steps toward his bedroom. He blindly, pushed open the door, and closed it tight behind him. Even though it was dark, he could still see the small figure of his wife, snuggled up in the covers. Affectionately, so he wouldn’t startle her, he ran his hand down her cheek, calling softly into her ear, “Mona. Mona wake up.”
From the glow of the moon, he saw her eyes open hazily. She looked at him curiously and sat up. “Whats wrong?” her gentle voice was like honey to his ears.
“I can’t explain everything right now, but I need to leave. My sister is in trouble.” He said in a calm voice. Her presence always had that effect on him. He was at peace when she was around.
“Is she ok? What happened?” She asked alarm coating her butternut scotch eyes.
“Yeah she is fine. I’ll explain everything when I get back.” Benny said, trying to ease the fear from her eyes. But instead, they creased in suspicion.
“You’re not just going to the park aren’t you?” she said, reading him easily. He could never keep anything from her. In ways he loved the connection, but now, he really didn’t want her to worry. But he was still unable to lie to her.
“Not really. You remember Milo right?” he said, studying her face.
“Yes of course. The little Greek boy.” She chortled.
“Yeah. I guess he was kidnapped by some Death Eaters.” He said reluctantly.
He could immediately see the change in her wide eyes. Her body tensed up and she felt in the dark for his hand. Automatically as if they were magnets, his hand found hers, and he tried to squeeze the troubled look off her face. “Ben…”
“Don’t worry. Nothing is going to happen to me. I promise.” He whispered to her, bringing her close to his chest.
“How am I supposed to believe that? You didn’t even graduate from school.” She said anxiously, reminding him of his thoughts earlier. The words stung, but he let them go.
“We are going to go visit some people who know how to catch Death Eaters. I wouldn’t try doing this alone.” He said defensively.
Benny could still see the skepticism in her eyes, but she pulled him close to her again and held on to him tightly. She was not going to come between helping his sister, and it made him love her even more. “Please don’t let anything happen to you. I’ve seen enough of you being in the hospital.” She said with a light chuckle.
“I won’t. I love you.”
“I love you too. Be careful.” She said, tilting her head up to gaze up at him. He smiled warmly down at her and placed his lips softly onto hers.
Reluctantly, he stood up and walked away from her. He heard her sigh behind him and lay back down onto her pillow. He wished it wasn’t like this. It hurt him in every way imaginable to see Mona upset. All he wanted was to make her happy. But he needed to help Samantha. She was his little sister after all, and she was important. Benny was grateful that Mona understood this and didn’t beg him to stay. He had no idea what he would’ve done if Mona asked him to stay. Just thinking about it was making his head spin.
Quietly, he shut the door behind him and turned back toward the kitchen. A shadow behind him, told Benny he wasn’t alone in the hallway. Benny turned and saw his younger brother standing before him.
“Danny. What are you doing up?” Benny asked, trying to keep the edge from off his face. The last thing he wanted was to bring Danny into this. But he was already informed.
“Can I just say good bye to Sammy?” his gentle voice asked in the dark. Of course he had heard everything. He probably woke up the minute Samantha arrived. Benny knew how sensitive Danny’s ears were. After about thirteen years of being a quiet, curious boy, his hearing senses had heightened. They had enhanced after Benny’s accident, and he had grown mute. But in place of talking, Danny listened. He listened to the sound of the bird chirping in the morning. Concentrated on the mild whispers around him. He could hear a pin drop in the grass, while he sat inside. Danny once told him that if he listened hard enough, he could hear people think. So Benny was nowhere surprised when Danny knew Samantha was here. Benny didn’t have to ask to know that Danny knew everything.
“Ok.” Benny said, not bothering to argue with him. He could never really say no to Danny. He meant so much to Benny, that it hurt him to see him disappointed.
Silently, they walked together back into the kitchen. Samantha froze when she saw Danny walk in, but relaxed as he began to blush before her. “Be careful Sammy.”
”I should’ve known you would be listening.” She said with a teasing smile.
His cheeks turned a vivid pink and he looked down at the ground. Samantha stood up and wrapped her arms around him. His arms snaked around her waist and he laid his head on her chest. It didn’t take a genius to realize how much Danny had missed Samantha. She must have realized this because she whispered to him, “Ill be around more. I promise. As soon as I have Milo back.”
Danny nodded and pulled away from her. “Don’t die please.”
Samantha flinched at this and Benny stepped toward them. “Nobody is dieing. We will be back soon Dan-Dan.”
His chocolate brown, puppy dog eyes watched them with a sort of calm expression. He was trying to not let himself think of all the bad things that could happen. Benny was glad of this thoughtful gesture and gave him a brief hug. Then he turned to Samantha.
“First stop is the Lawley’s.”