My Pretty Little Sunflower

By waterrain

Matthew Jones was worried when Alfred didn't call him. After all his twin calls daily and always talking for a total of thirty minutes. Of course said time was split evenly between him and his mom.

'It has already been three days since I talked to Alfred.' Matthew thought as he stared at the telephone. 'I wonder when he'll call. I forgot what the phone number is..'

"Mom..What is the phone number? I want to try and call Alfred." Matthew commented to his mom. He was confused as to why his mom looks close to tears and after about a minute she hugged him tightly in her arms.

"Mattie..I don't know how to tell you this..but the place where Alfred and your father live...it has been burned down." Matthew's mom said quietly, her voice breaking up, and tears falling down. "Alfred and your father are missing."

Matthew was in shock, his eyes wide, and brain trying to process the information. He hugged his mom back.

One year passes by slowly and painfully. Matthew cried himself to sleep almost every night. His mother did her best to comfort him, but in the end they both ended up crying. Life for them was difficult.

Another year passes by still no signs of Alfred or his father. Matthew no longer cried, but his heart ached. He barely smiled or laughed. His interactions with peers were limited. It was almost as if he was invisible. He was doing well in school, but didn't really talk to anyone.

"Hey, Matthew. I heard about what happened. People say time heals all wounds." A male classmate of Matthew commented to him.

"Those people have no idea." Matthew whispered, his voice rough with the lack of use, and he punched his classmate in the face. Since then his peers avoided him and quietly whisper 'You got to be careful of the quiet ones'.

On his thirteenth birthday he was home alone waiting for his mom to return from the store. It is dark outside, the stars are out, and his mom isn't back yet.

"I just to see my twin again. I miss Alfred." Matthew says quietly while looking up at the stars and hugging a soft white bear close to himself. Ever since his parents divorced he didn't really talk to his father. All of the sudden all he saw was darkness and fell down on the ground. Matthew was knocked out cold.

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