“He Knew”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Prompt: Write a story titled “He Knew”.

After all these years, I still can’t believe that he knew.

I mean, come on, you’d think that he’d tell me something so important, but no, he decided to just lie to me and hide everything. Figures.

I guess I’m just annoyed at him. Aren’t big brothers supposed to tell you everything to protect you from the outside world? Or something like that… But he did pretty much the exact opposite. He lied. For years. My entire life, in fact, has been just one big lie.

He’d probably argue that he lied to keep me safe. But I don’t believe that. Actually, I can’t believe that. See? A simple word switch can change the meaning of anything.

Okay, I might be exaggerating just the teensiest bit. My entire life might not have been just one big lie. But still, you can’t expect me to just say ‘Oh, okay, yeah, it’s completely fine that you lied to me all this time. No no, honestly, it’s fine. I’m completely, totally, absolutely fine.’

Actually, that might be exactly what I’d say. Just add on the most sarcasm you can imagine on top of it and there you go: my feelings at this precise moment.

Ugh, I just can’t get over the fact that he knew! He knew all this time and he never even thought to tell me!

Okay, well maybe he did think about telling me. I don’t know. To be honest, I haven’t even really spoken to him since I found out the truth. I just got so caught up in the fact that he’s been lying to me that I came straight here to rant.

But still, even if he did think about it, he never told me. So I can still be angry at him, right?

I just want to hit him. Slap him. Push him around a bit. Something. Anything! Ugh! I just can’t believe that he would do something like this to me!

Fine, okay. Maybe you’re right. Maybe I should go talk to him before I make more assumptions. Yes, hitting that wall did help.

Okay, I guess I’ll go find my brother now and sort everything out now that I’ve calmed down a bit. Thank you for listening to me. I’m glad you’ve always got my back.

Final Comments: Hmm another rant… Whoops…

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