Totally Sick

I woke up today feeling a bit "under the weather". I think it's because of the shocking letter that I received yesterday. Still, like I promised, I went out looking for my friend; my brother. Thoroughly, I searched every street of the neighboring towns until around noon when I began feeling too dizzy and sick to walk. So I sat down against a willow tree to take a short nap for the dizziness to pass. When I woke up, by the position of the sun (or lack of), it was already around eight in the evening. But I was feeling better. I started to pick myself up and noticed something fall from my lap. I looked at the ground and there was a piece of parchment, similar to the one I found yesterday. It seems somebody (or something) had dropped it into my lap when I was sleeping and I didn't notice. I figured that there can't possibly be anything more suprising than yesterday's letter, so I picked up the note and read it:

I know you are looking for me. Don't bother, I am very far away. I didn't tell you about Mom and Dad because I thought, rather, I knew, that you would go out looking for them. And that's too dangerous. I don't know where the are or when they will be back. I don't know when I'll be back. All I know is that you must stay safe and do not wander in the streets at night. Don't lose the house to bidders that appear friendly and with good intentions. I will write to you later.

Until next time - Your brother

I was too exhausted to contemplate the origin of the note and my bones and muscles ached from the uncomfortable position that I had slept in for the most of the day. So I looked around for some pigeons that might have delivered the letter but all I found were 4 sparrows battling each other for a speck of bread that was abandoned by some child. I went to lean against the tree and before my back touched the bark, I was already sleeping.