Mia had been gone for an extremely long time. I was worried about Joel and what he had gotten himself into with Cole. I know that I wasn’t Cole’s biggest fan. Well, according to Mia, it wasn’t me that he so much had a problem with. I guess even brothers get tired of cleaning up each other’s messes, and I was nothing but a big mess to Cole.
As I lay there in bed, I realized I was a mess, and Cole had a right to think that about me. Since I have been in Joel’s life, all I have brought him is more problems. He hadn’t really had a chance to be himself because we always had to put my issues first. It made me feel inconsiderate and guilty.
My doctor walked in as I was wiping away a loose tear. He held a clipboard in his hands, checking something off the minu
