Dramatic Monologue

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I got back to the room and closed the door. My heart was pounding as I rested on the back of it. I couldn't believe that just happened, but what I couldn't believe most was that I didn't try to do anything about it. I mean what kind of punk was I? I woke my sister up to help mom, and in return, she also ended up hurt. What makes it even worst is that I watched part of it go down and I did nothing about it. "I'm a coward" as I lowered my head. I heard Aaron yell "you're really about to get it now" and I ran back into the closet. You could hear footsteps speeding down the hall and moments later I heard the bedroom door open, close and lock. I sat back down on the closet floor as Mo was swinging open the doors. All I could do was look at her. …show more content…

Mo was frantic and her breaths were heavy. I didn't know what to do or say. I couldn't tell her I seen it, I thought to myself. What was I going to say to her? That I saw what was going on and I did nothing. I couldn't tell her sorry and that I was truly the coward that the boys in school called me. That I really was just the little boy that she had to always protect. Mo pulled away from me and went back to stuffing clothes into her backpack. She looked at me and said, "Tae I gotta go". All I could do was look back at her. I'm not sure what the expression read on my face but all I felt was guilt as I watched my bruised bloody sister pack. I finally managed to mumble out some words as I watched her. "Mo what do you mean you gotta?" "Where are you going?" "What happened?" "Why are you bleeding?" I started yelling, not because I was upset with her, but more so because I was upset with myself. I'm sure me yelling and asking her a thousand questions didn't help her or the situation so I shut up. Mo looked at me and it appeared she wanted to cry. She walked over to me and grabs the sides of my face only to tell me "I have to go Tae, but I'll be back for you I promise". I lowered my head not only because I didn't want her to go but because had I helped her maybe things would have gone differently. All I could say was "Mo, you can't

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