Older Brother

The sky was blue as the kid was lying on the grassy field hoping that he will get out of this hell on earth. There are bruises all over his face and it was visible. Ever since before, he hated this orphanage, even those other bigger kids who always beat him until he can't no longer stand. Deep inside, he hated being this weak.

Suddenly, the nanny of the orphanage came toward him and said that someone is here for him. This woman was also the same, she is not kind and was a fake one, she is only after the money. The kid stand as he walked beside the nanny who is busy cursing at him. Why does is have to be this ungrateful brat? She thought in despite.

When they arrive at the hall, the kid saw a tall man on his 30's. He was wearing a military uniform and his rank was high. The kid suddenly felt nervous. Then, the nanny introduced the filthy kid into the man who looks so elegant and came from a fine family. The man just listened to the woman and before the kid could grasp the situation, the kid was already taken by this man and he found himself on a car, driving away from that orphanage whom he called as hell.

For that moment, he was supposedly be happy because his long dream has now came true but he wasn't.

Many hour later, they arrived at a mansion which stunned the kid. It's his first time entering in such as grand mansion that he can only stare from afar back then. But he felt out of place, as they walk past those people inside the mansion, they were all ridiculing and mocking the kid, just by seeing on how the kid was dress in filth and was covered with bruised, he looks so dirty and didn't belong to be inside this mansion. His sole even leaved a trace of dirt at the carpet.

The man didn't mind those people but instead he continued to lead the kid into the garden. The garden was filled with various different flowers and there was a big fountain amidst it. Outside was a lovely woman sitting on a chair as she was smiling, that smile dazzled the kid for the first time. A maid was holding a parasol as she stand beside the lovely woman.

Then as the kid and the man walk forward, the kid saw a younger kid than him who is happily playing with his pet dog. The younger kid looked so fine and well educated, his clothes was well tailored and he wasn't dirty like the other kid.

The kid suddenly felt ashamed.

Suddenly, the younger kid run toward the man and the older kid with a warm smile and instead going toward the man, this younger kid give a warm hug to the older came which stunned him.

Wasn't he dirty? Why would this kid hug him all of sudden?

The younger kid then said with a bright smile, 'welcome home brother!'

The older kid was startled and didn't know how to react, then, the lovely woman came forward this time. She explained that starting today, he is a part of the family now. The older kid didn't get it but it all goes that way.

In the next moment he was dragged into the bathroom as the maids and the butlers bathe and clean him, removing all the grease all over his body. He was dressed with a fine comfortable clothes and when he looked at the mirror, he was no longer that filthy kid back then at the orphanage.

When evening comes, there is a grand banquet and many delicious delicacies was in front him. The older kid mouth watered, he never seen such as tempting food before, the only thing he was eating at the orphanage was a molded bread and water, or a tasteless porridge. As he look around, it was that stoic man, the lovely kind woman, the younger kid who was friendly and his self was only seated at the long table.

This might be the grandeur of the rich.

Bed time, the large elegant room was all owned by himself and the bed was very comfy and bouncy unlike that hard bed with no foam at the orphanage.

He can finally take a good night rest just then the door opened and the younger kid suddenly climbed at his bed. The younger kid said he was lonely at his room so he came here for a chat.

It was odd, this younger kid was calling him a 'brother'

The chat went long until it was past 11pm and the younger kid has already fallen sleep. The older kid just let him be and he was feeling thirsty so he went outside his room as he walked at the empty corridor of this large mansion.

Just right after coming back from the kitchen, he heard faint voices at one of the room on the corridor. It wasn't his mentality to meddle at other person's business however he still eavesdrops at the slightly opened door, then what he heard stunned him.

The woman was crying while the man cajoled her. It seems that the woman is lamenting for someone whom they've lost before. It was their first child before the younger kid who died because of an accident.

The older kid didn't listen any further for he already understands the situation. He came here just for a substitute and that's it. Some part of him was hurt and he can't understand it at all. He thought that he finally escape that hell but to think that he came here just for this. Of course he is aware that he is adoptee but in this family, he is just a nobody, a stranger who would never be their son.

As years passed, the two kid sprout into midgets to a fine young men. Their age gap is only three years ahead but because of their long attachment with each other, they look liked a real siblings. Then here comes the day where the older brother has to go to the military since he has reached the legal age. The man whom his foster father was a high ranking officer but he retired when he became crippled because of a war. That foster father of his was very strict and cold and he didn't pay much attention to him, the military is only his choice since his foster father told him to go there. It seems like this was a military family starting from long ago.

Thus, the younger brother came afterwards at the military after three years as he also reached the legal age. He said that his father is against the idea of him becoming an artist so he had no choice but to enter the military as well.

The older brother admit that this man is very talented and skilled as an artist and it that great talent was a waste at the military. Though, that younger brother didn't give up and still continued his painting at the military secretly, and when his art piece was done, the two of them would escape at the military and go to the museum. Until, all of his amazing art piece was bought and was successfully hanged at the museum his dreams lays at.

The younger brother dream to become an artist has come true and there is no other thing he wishes but to be with his older brother until they die. If it wasn't for the help of this brother of his, he wouldn't succeed.

Though the older brother doesn't actually acknowledge him as a real part of a family and was just an adopted but this kind hearted younger brother accepted him from long ago as a real brother.

Even if the world would crumble, this younger brother would support and would love his older brother until the day he dies.

But comes after next was pure tragedy