I stood at the balcony, staring outside. This was a massive space. It felt like the gate to the castle was so far away.
I was beginning to feel homesick and by that I mean my actual home. I missed my brother and I wanted to see him again.
I had sent him some money earlier and he was screaming his gratitude. It warmed my heart to see him so happy but when I asked him what he was doing for work, he was unable to give me a good response. I switched to big sister mode again, scolding him while warning him to not squander the money I'd sent.
God knows I had done everything I could to make him not become a menace but it felt like no matter what I did he always got himself in trouble. I couldn't abandon him. He's my only living relative, he's my responsibility and I could never leave him out in the cold.
And even though his shenanigans had put me in more trouble than I ever anticipated, I wanted him to be okay no matter what. I would lay down my life for him.
