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Okay people...here under the cut is the first little part of my Halloween Radek and his brother story. Please feel free to add suggestions.
Spoiler:
Radek was always suspicious of his younger brother Tomas and he was even more so when Tomas returned home after school and went straight to his room without eating. Closing his book, Radek heaved a heavy sigh and mounted the wooden stairs up to where he and Tomas had their rooms.
“Tomas?” he called, gently tapping on his brother’s door.
“Leave me, Radek.” Tomas said.
He was even more concerned now and opened the door anyway. Tomas was flopped on his bed starring dully up at the ceiling.
“Tomas, please tell me what’s going on. If you broke something again, I can fix it.” Radek coaxed. His brother had an unerring ability to find expensive things and break them. He personally had become adept at cleaning up his little brother’s messes and figured it was more of the same.
Tomas swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up as he buried his face in his hands. “I didn’t break something, Radek...I almost wish I had. It would be so much easier...”
“So much easier than what?!? Tomas, you are locked up tighter than Father’s liquor cabinet! Out with it already!”
His younger brother heaved a dramatic sigh and Radek wondered if Tomas had missed his calling to be in theater. “I was talking to Janos Nevrelka...”
Radek rolled his eyes. Janos Nevrelka was nothing more than a bully who loved to pick on people and lord his superiority because his family had connections to royalty somewhere in their family. However, as Radek’s father was fond of saying, one could not eat a family pedigree chart and the Nevrelka’s were just as bad off as they were.
“What did he say?”
Tomas fidgeted. “He said that I was a coward and that I would never be brave.”
“What did you say back?” Radek asked cautiously. Tomas could be a bit of a hothead and he hoped his brother hadn’t said something to Janos.
“I said that I was brave and that I would do anything...so he gave me something to do.” Tomas finished, looking slightly ill.
“What did he ask you to do, Tomas?”
“He told me to go to the Charles Bridge at midnight on All Saint’s Night and I said I would do it..” the younger boy whispered.
Radek’s eyes widened. “Tomas, you cannot do that! It is dangerous enough to sneak out at night but the Charles Bridge! What were you thinking?!?”
Tomas hung his head. “I have to do it, Radek.”
“Oh no you don’t. You sneak out and I will tell Father.” Radek warned.
“Radek, I have to! If I don’t, Janos will tell everyone and then...” Tomas trailed off.
“And then you will be a coward in front of Cristina.” Radek finished.
His brother flushed red and Radek sighed. “At least try and be smart about it, Tomas. Let me help you plan, all right?”
Tomas nodded eagerly, then smiled. “Come with me, Radek!”
“Oh no...no no no no no!” Radek said rapidly, throwing his hands up in the air. “An emergency on YOUR part does not make an emergency on mine!”
Tomas set his jaw in a stubborn expression Radek was all too familiar with it. It was the same look that his brother had when he lit the 10 matches that had burned the house down. “I will tell Mother and Father that you helped me and you will be in worse trouble.” Tomas threatened.
Sometimes, Radek hated how right his brother was. Since he was older, he would indeed be in far worse trouble than Tomas would.
“Fine. I will come with you, brat.” Radek spat.
“I knew you would.” Tomas said with breezy confidence.
“Tomas, if we get caught and I suffer for this, I will do far worse to your reputation than Janos Nevrelka ever could.” he told his brother in an ominous voice. “Am I clear?”
Tomas gulped and nodded. “Whatever you say, big brother.”
Leaving Tomas’s room, Radek didn’t believe him for a second but at least Tomas would take what he had to say seriously. In the meantime, he had plans to make...
“Tomas?” he called, gently tapping on his brother’s door.
“Leave me, Radek.” Tomas said.
He was even more concerned now and opened the door anyway. Tomas was flopped on his bed starring dully up at the ceiling.
“Tomas, please tell me what’s going on. If you broke something again, I can fix it.” Radek coaxed. His brother had an unerring ability to find expensive things and break them. He personally had become adept at cleaning up his little brother’s messes and figured it was more of the same.
Tomas swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up as he buried his face in his hands. “I didn’t break something, Radek...I almost wish I had. It would be so much easier...”
“So much easier than what?!? Tomas, you are locked up tighter than Father’s liquor cabinet! Out with it already!”
His younger brother heaved a dramatic sigh and Radek wondered if Tomas had missed his calling to be in theater. “I was talking to Janos Nevrelka...”
Radek rolled his eyes. Janos Nevrelka was nothing more than a bully who loved to pick on people and lord his superiority because his family had connections to royalty somewhere in their family. However, as Radek’s father was fond of saying, one could not eat a family pedigree chart and the Nevrelka’s were just as bad off as they were.
“What did he say?”
Tomas fidgeted. “He said that I was a coward and that I would never be brave.”
“What did you say back?” Radek asked cautiously. Tomas could be a bit of a hothead and he hoped his brother hadn’t said something to Janos.
“I said that I was brave and that I would do anything...so he gave me something to do.” Tomas finished, looking slightly ill.
“What did he ask you to do, Tomas?”
“He told me to go to the Charles Bridge at midnight on All Saint’s Night and I said I would do it..” the younger boy whispered.
Radek’s eyes widened. “Tomas, you cannot do that! It is dangerous enough to sneak out at night but the Charles Bridge! What were you thinking?!?”
Tomas hung his head. “I have to do it, Radek.”
“Oh no you don’t. You sneak out and I will tell Father.” Radek warned.
“Radek, I have to! If I don’t, Janos will tell everyone and then...” Tomas trailed off.
“And then you will be a coward in front of Cristina.” Radek finished.
His brother flushed red and Radek sighed. “At least try and be smart about it, Tomas. Let me help you plan, all right?”
Tomas nodded eagerly, then smiled. “Come with me, Radek!”
“Oh no...no no no no no!” Radek said rapidly, throwing his hands up in the air. “An emergency on YOUR part does not make an emergency on mine!”
Tomas set his jaw in a stubborn expression Radek was all too familiar with it. It was the same look that his brother had when he lit the 10 matches that had burned the house down. “I will tell Mother and Father that you helped me and you will be in worse trouble.” Tomas threatened.
Sometimes, Radek hated how right his brother was. Since he was older, he would indeed be in far worse trouble than Tomas would.
“Fine. I will come with you, brat.” Radek spat.
“I knew you would.” Tomas said with breezy confidence.
“Tomas, if we get caught and I suffer for this, I will do far worse to your reputation than Janos Nevrelka ever could.” he told his brother in an ominous voice. “Am I clear?”
Tomas gulped and nodded. “Whatever you say, big brother.”
Leaving Tomas’s room, Radek didn’t believe him for a second but at least Tomas would take what he had to say seriously. In the meantime, he had plans to make...
: *snores*
: *kicks Rodney* *whispers* Rodney! Wake up!
: Gentlemen?
: I'm being sent on leave too, since the infirmary won't be needed with you gone, Rodney. I'll miss everyone here so much!
: Rodney, just ignore it.
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