Laveen looked at Felix. Curious as to who he was. He somewhat resembled Jasmine. In a way. Yet in another way he looekd different. He closed his eyes for a second as a bit of a coughing fit started. He opened his eyes and studied the older male. Who was he? â€œAre you Felix? Are you Jasmineâ€™s brother?â€ He asked in a soft voice. They treated him very badly. Very, very badly. They took Jasmine away from him. The last time he heard her voice was through his door a few months ago. He wanted to see her again. With her company he had been beginning to get better. He had been able to sit up. When they took her away from him he began losing that strength. He began losing that energy. Soon he couldnâ€™t sit up again. Soon he was too weak to move much without being physically drained from just the simple movements.<br/><br/>He heard Felix and his eyes went wide. â€œNo. Donâ€™t go.â€ He said. His eyes filled with fear. He didnâ€™t want the male to go. He didnâ€™t want to be left alone. â€œI wonâ€™t yell at you. Its the only way they listen to me. Its the only way to get them to do what I want. They donâ€™t listen or care what I want...â€ He said in a soft voice before coughing again. He didnâ€™t want the older male to leave him. He looked to the door. Jenny wouldnâ€™t be back right now. She was busy trying to get more money out of the account then the will allowed her to. That and she and her husband conspired together at times. This was probably one of them. â€œThey took Jasmine from me...â€ He whispered. Almost too soft to hear. Sorrow in his voice. â€œThey made her stay away. I know they threatened her. She never would stay away. She always came and spent time with me. I know they made her stay away. She didnâ€™t abandon me like they said. I donâ€™t believe that. She wouldnâ€™t have.â€ He said in a shaky voice.<br/><br/>His eyes welled up with tears before he blinked them away. He heard Felix again and pouted a bit. He felt bad that Felix had been stuck in the type of place he had. Jasmine had said it was a place she wanted to get her brother out of. He told her he could come here. â€œIâ€™m...s...sorry.â€ He said. Not used to saying the apology. He wasnâ€™t used to apologizing. When he was younger and Jasmine would visit she had been helping him learn to be less bratty. To say please and apologize when in the wrong. Jenny and Richard wouldnâ€™t do anything he wanted unless he yelled and was bratty. When Jasmine had been visiting with him he hadnâ€™t been this bad. He had actually been less like this. He grew more bratty and started yelling more at Jenny and Richard when they took his friend from him.<br/><br/>They took his bit of happiness and told him nasty things. They were always putting him down and saying cruel things. Telling him he was going to die. Jenny even often said she wished he would just hurry up and die. He looked at Felix. â€œYou found the secret passageway. There is a fork in there my momma once said. It leads into her room. Momma said she hid a key to a garden somewhere in her room. If I was able to Iâ€™d go explorin. Momma used to take me to her hidden garden when I was little. It is probably dead now.â€ He coughed again for a couple minutes. â€œYou can have the secret garden if you find it. If you want.â€ he said. His eyes starting to close as he started coughing again. â€œIf I let you close theyâ€™ll take you away like they took Jasmine. I miss her. I was starting to feel better when she spent time with me. I think its why they made her not come visit me anymore. They didnâ€™t seem happy when I was starting to feel better. Jenny got a dark angry look on her face. I hope Jasmineâ€™s okay. They are evil people. Iâ€™m afraid they might hurt her.â€ He started to doze off a bit. â€œI donâ€™t want them to hurt her...she is my friend.â€