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As Rocky repeats his words a third time, Theo remembers the last time he heard them...
THEO:
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Last night, Theo awoke from a dream when he heard his door click open. He turned towards the doorway and rubbed sleep from his eyes.
“Rocky?”
Rocky moved across the room and sat on Theo’s bed. Now that he was closer, Theo could tell that Rocky was crying.
“Rocky, whats wrong, man? It’s the middle of the night..”
Rocky sniffled and turned his head to Theo.
“You know you’ll always be my little brother, right? You always have been.”
Theo looked worried and sighed, laying his head back down.
“I know, Rocky. And I missed you, too, but it’s 3 in the morning almost” Theo yawned.
Rocky sighed and got up from the bed.
“I know.” Rocky hesitated for a moment. “I love you, Theo.”
In one motion, Rocky grabbed the pillow under Theo’s head and covered his face with it. Rocky put his weight on his brother and held the pillow down while Theo thrashed around. Rocky held the pillow there until Theo’s muffled screaming stopped and his body lay still.
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