Too Late
Written: June 3,1998
"Hey Ike where are my shoes?"
"Um...like I would know," Isaac responded to his brother Taylor, "How about where you last put them."
"That's the point..I don't know where that is, " Taylor said from across the room.
"Why don't you just get some other shoes," Isaac stated.
"Because they match what I am wearing. I want to look great."
"For what?"
"Ah! Here they are," Taylor shouted from the floor in the walk-in closet, "For my date with Sheila." Taylor answered as he walked to the bunk bed to put on his shoes.
"Oh...how is she?" Isaac asked.
"Okay. I'm glad we are back together. The only thing that sucks is that Steven is being a bastard."
"I thought he left." Isaac said confused.
"Well, he did...but her mom took him back." Taylor said with anger rising in his voice.
Steven was Sheila's mom's boyfriend. Everytime Taylor went to her house he'd yell at one of them. One time he even saw him beat her mother. Taylor told Sheila to call the cops. But she was too scared. And so was Taylor. The day after he went over again. Steven just acted normal, like the night before never happened. But Taylor would never forget. He hated Steven. He knew he was no good.
"That is so stupid. Something terrible will come out of that crap!"
"I know. I really care about Sheila and her family. I mean ever since we first started going out last year they have accepted me. They are just so fun!" Taylor explained.
"Yeah I know. She is like a sister to me." Isaac responded.
Then the phone rang. Isaac walked over to their dresser and picked up the portable phone.
"Hello?" Isaac asked,"Yeah hold on please." Isaac looked at Tay, "For you," and he handed the phone to his younger brother.
"Thanks," Taylor said,"Hello?"
"Taylor...help me," a girl whispered in panic.
"What? I can't hear you. Who is this?" Taylor questioned.
"Help me...Taylor...help..."
"Sheila? Is that you? What's wrong!?!"
"Taylor..it's Steven..he's..." Click.
Taylor turned white as a sheet. A sickening feeling filled his body. He knew that he would never see Sheila again.
"Tay what's wrong?"
"Shelia....I think he hurt her."
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