66: MY BROTHER BROKE ME (Incest/Taboo)
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Introduction: Injury leads to intimacy, incest, and impregnation.
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My instincts kicked in. I reacted in the moment and there was nothing I could do. That’s what caused all the trouble.
I was laying back on my bed, watching a video on my phone, when there was a knock on the door.
“Hey Cassidy, can I come in?” It was my brother, Gavin. He’d come home for summer break a few days before and I was still getting used to having him back around the house.
“Just a second,” I yelled through the door.
I snapped on my shorts, put my iPhone aside, and grabbed my purity ring off my nightstand. I loved having that ring, loved what it stood for: my promise to myself, my future husband, and God. But I’d only gotten it four months before, for my eighteenth birthday, and it still felt strange to have it on my finger all the time. Especially when I was, ummmm, relaxing in bed.
After I got up, I quickly glanced at myself in the mirror. I tucked my honey blonde hair behind my ear and made sure my pale face wasn’t too flushed. Once I was sure I was all put together, I went over and opened the door.
My brother was standing on the other side, waiting patiently. He was so tall my head only came up to his chest. His normally bright green eyes were dull, and his cheeks were red. He looked like he’d been crying.
“What’s up?” I asked, but Gavin only sighed and asked if I had time to talk.
I let him into my room and we both sat on the bed. My brother was dressed like he was heading out for a job interview in a forest green polo shirt and khaki slacks. It made my casual, lying around the house outfit of denim shorts and a pink tank top feel out of place.
I assumed, as soon as we sat, that’s Gavin’s story would spill out. After all, we were used to confiding in each other. Even though my brother was twenty and in college and I was eighteen and a senior in high school, we’d kept a close relationship that went beyond mere friendship to something far more powerful.
But Gavin didn’t say a word. He just sat there, silent, staring down at his hands as if he was hoping the words would flow out of his fingers. I looked up at Gavin and smiled, trying to get him to feel comfortable.
My brother had been thin as a rail growing up but, sitting on my bed, I could see how well he’d filled out. Broad shoulders, muscular arms, and thick calves. He’d let his brown hair grow out till it was the right amount of rebellious. Yes, my big brother looked good and it made me proud of him. I could only hope that college would do similar things for my gawky, geeky frame in a few months.
Finally, I got tired of waiting. As much as I loved my brother, I needed to get back to my life.
“It’s OK,” I said, “Whatever you have to say, I’m here.”
“Kelly broke up with me,” he said. His face cracked and he started to cry.
“Oh no, I’m so sorry,” I pulled my brother close and held him tight. I felt like a garden gnome comforting an oak tree, but I squeezed him as hard as I could.
“We were supposed to get lunch,” Gavin said. That explained his outfit. He’d been out on a date. “I hadn’t seen her since the holidays. I mean, we talked but. Anyway, I was so excited. But when she got to Villapiano’s, she wouldn’t even sit down. She just came right out and said it.”
“Did she say why?” I asked.
“She says she met someone,” my brother said. His voice was muffled as he buried his head in my shoulder. “She says it’s true love. I thought we were true love.”
“I know,” I said, rubbing his back. “I’m so sorry.” I wish I could tell you I knew something was up. That I hated Kelly from the moment I met her or something like that. In truth, I was equally as shocked and surprised by this news as my brother. I truly believed that I had a Disney fairy tale going on in my own house. That Kelly was going to be my sister forever. I guess I was naive. That realization was going to be coming up a lot the next few days.
“She totally unloaded on me right there in the restaurant,” Gavin said, “All this mean stuff about how she never loved me. That I’m a big, dumb loser who’s terrible in bed.”Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
“Oh my God, that’s awful!” I said. I sat there and let my brother sob on me. I felt his tears soak through my tank top, but I didn’t move. “I don’t care what’s going on, she can’t say things like that.”
Gavin didn’t share my convictions about sex before marriage, obviously. It’s different for boys, anyway. He and Kelly, I knew, had been sexually active since high school. I didn’t judge my brother for that. I thought it was sweet. He and Kelly were meant to be together, after all. Only now that turned out to not be true. Again, I felt so happy to have made my promise to stay pure. Sex could only cause problems. I was sure of it.
Gavin stiffened and straightened. He pulled away from me and sat by the edge of the bed. His eyes were red from crying. “I’m sorry, Cass. I wasn’t planning on falling apart like this.”
“Don’t worry about it,” I said, “I’m glad I can be here for you.”
“I thought Kelly and I were going to be forever, you know? Not that there weren’t signs, I mean. She stopped FaceTiming me and ghosted my texts. I thought she was busy with school. I should have seen it coming.”
“You can’t blame yourself,” I said, “Even if you noticed, what could you have changed?”
“Right, I’d still be gangly, goofy me,” Gavin said.
“What? No!”
“I know what I am,” Gavin said, gesturing at his body, “Kelly said it was like dating Hodor or whatever. I’m so angular and odd.”
“That’s not true,” I said, “Kelly’s just justifying her lousy behavior. You’ll get another girl in no time, bro.”
Gavin blew the air out of his mouth. “I’ll never find someone as good as Kelly. I mean, the only way I got together with her in the first place was she came up to me. That’s never going to happen again.”
“Seriously, Gavin,” I said. I reached across the bed and wrapped his hand in both of mine. “I know it’s hard for you to see right now, but you’re a catch. You’ll have a new girlfriend in no time. But Kelly? She’s going to regret this for the rest of her life.”
“Whatever,” Gavin said.
“No, I mean it,” I said, “You’re handsome, and smart. Caring and kind. Any girl would be lucky to be with you.”
“You think so?” Gavin asked. “Or are you saying that cause you’re my sister?”
“Both,” I said. “You’re a good guy. And, yeah, you’re attractive, OK? You have a cute face and a great body. Just, like, don’t tell anyone I said that.”
Gavin stared down at the bed. A grin crept across his face. “Thanks, Cass.”
“It’s going to be fine. I promise,” I said. I lightly stroked my brother’s hand.
Gavin’s head popped up. Our eyes met. Gavin got a strange look on his face. Suddenly, he leapt forward.
And my instincts kicked in.
I jumped back, but I ran out of bed. The hardwood floor flew up at me. Reflexively, my right hand shot out to stop my fall. I didn’t feel it at first, but I heard it. A loud CRUNCH! that sounded like someone stepping on a walnut. Then the pain rushed in, like nothing I’d ever felt.
I screamed.