Hush

Hush - Voices Carry.

It is my sister's court date today. I woke up the same time that she has to be woken up for it. She'll most likely sit, awake, ready for an hour to get on the bus that takes her to court. Even if nothing happens today, which she firmly believes, I hope that she isn't too scared. I feel incredibly protective of her. I want to scream at the prosector and make sure that they know to use words that Holly can understand. I want to make sure everyone explains things to her in such a way that she actually gets it. She will nod that she understands, even if she doesn't, to not bring attention to herself. It reminds me of the ball pit my sister and I were in at Chuckecheeze. I would push her down the slide and pelt her with balls. She would get irritated and whine and try to chase me around. But I was bigger, older, and in control. Another little boy came through, saw what I was doing, and started hitting her with balls too. She started crying. I walked over and yanked the balls out of his hands before pushing him down. "She's -MY- SISTER!!" I explained angrily and walked away. I think I was 9, she was 2. It was then that I realized "I" was the only one that can annoy the hell out of Holly. Everyone else had to back off.

It's crazy to think that today someone is going to get arrested or killed. Someone is going to celebrate a birthday and go to a funeral. Someone is going to lose a battle with cancer while someone else gets told the bad news that it is cancer. A fight is going to be started today that could last years. Forgiveness is going to be given today as well. Someone is going to run a red light. Someone is going to get a speeding ticket. Someone is going to kiss their significant other while others think about kissing theirs. Someone is going to get an A on a test. Someone else is going to get kicked out of school today. Today, well... everything is going to happen today, to us all.