Brian's Move

           We lost Brian today. This morning I heard a small explosion I ran to the little window in the door and looked in the store all the psychs were heading to the chip isle  suddenly a water bottle came flying from the bathroom. Brian was throwing water bottles with antacids they would explode when the pressure got to high. He ran and grabbed a walky-talky. There was a box of them in the store room so i grabbed one starts scanning the channels. When suddenly I heard him calling, “is anyone there hello anyone?!” I realized he didn't know we were still here. I yelled “Brian! We’re still ere we’re in the store room. Can you get across the store?” Brian said, “no, there’s to many and I don’t have man antacids left.” We concocted a plan to meet him in front of the store, and use his remaining antacids to make noise to distract the pyschs. Luna and I ran to the back door we opened it, but immediately closed it. There was an army of psychs outside we had completely forgot about them.

“Brian, we can’t get out there are too many psychs. Do you have another idea?” I asked. He responded “just one. Jake Tell Nicky I love her, and I’m sorry. I was confused until I saw him grab a mega phone, and a machete. I yelled at him over the walky, “Brian, No. There’s another way, we’ll figure it out stay in that restroom.” All I heard was “Goodbye Jake”. Suddenly Brian burst out of the restroom with two plunger which held flaming TP rolls. He ran to the front door turned to the psychs and said “come get me you brain dead tripe suckers”. He turned on the siren on the megaphone, threw the plungers into the store, setting it ablaze, and ran out the door. We could hear the siren as he rode his bike past the back of the store attracting all the psychs. After about ten minutes it was clear enough to leave. We fought through a couple psychs, and had a pretty clear ride back to the house.

When we got to the house Raito and Zoey were throwing football outside. Raito called to Nicky to come out. She did and asked, “where’s Brian?!.” My silence was all she needed to know he was gone. She fell to her knees weeping Zoey wrapped her arm around her. I walked up to, kneelt down putting my hand on her shoulder,  and told her, “Brian saved Luna and I, he was a hero. He wanted me to tell you, he was sorry and that he loved you. I’m sorry I can’t begin to know what you’re going through. He was a great guy, and we’ll all miss him, we will all be here for each other. This is our life now loss is something we need to expect.”  This is the moment I realized these people’s lives are in my hand, and I need to be there for them. Tonight I will cry myself to sleep as I remember Anne and Brian.  I pray for the ability to lead and for all of you out there who have lost loved ones.