A Cool Younger Brother's Love

waiting for you

boy with a boyish charm, rosy lips, and a bright smi

ed at me. I didn't scream, a

e as moist as morning dew and said,

eturned home, kicked off my shoes, and felt s

young man rubbing his eyes

ained

ained

id, "Hey, you're finally back. I've

voice, yet he called it out in

s eyes, feeling instan

is eyes are

tender vibe, paired with that innocent expression,

mantra hundreds of times, and finally said, "H

flashes of lightning outside, followed by the rumble of t

when trying to say so

elf seems to

heartless witch. Go to take a

o the kitchen to make

work to fini

nd the young man lying on my bed, his hands neatly placed

rest, not to r

not to get angry, reminding myself that he w

ently, "You might not have heard me clearly. I said

is head and

? Is my bed too

ho would occupy s

did my bestie

pulled back the covers, and said sternly, "You have two choice

is Caid

me is... Wait, what did yo

moved as he spoke,

id

den. However, when I went back to the orphanage to find him, t

new life, I decided n

ont of me, I couldn't connect him with

ed him up and down, "Did

ry, just

How did you end up at

gain in silence, his slender fingers clut

this, I didn't

leep." I

is inexplicable boy out, but knowin

bring mysel

eep in my

p over at my house onc

rst, I'll go

bestie, I wanted

mess you've g

d to th

o strangle you. Wher

looking so scary that I almost backed out. But when I mentioned your name

speech

played, yo

. You might consider

layful frustration,

up to find Caiden standing

thing in the morning, okay? This was all my besti

ained

Whenever something upset him, h

, he was always bulli

his peers, but he was also often ign

't have realized that there was such a

special attention to him, sneaking him treats

r his face, I used to wonder, If I stop co

ey

ide

d in front of him, ad

o hold the stars and the sea, just like when he was a child. His

reasons I noticed hi

"I have now

was tak

"Could you tempor

speech

dded, "I can cook and do laundry, and tidy u

, and his voice became softer, "I

my heart

ed to know how much it ate, whether you had time to care for it, a

take in a cat or a dog, le

gain, he i

d at me, calling me to take him

only temporarily. I'm busy with work and might not have time to l

smile was even more dazzling than the sunflowers I planted on my b

hat, Caiden sta

set of keys t

him a few thousand dollars, just

se any room except mine. There's a laptop in the living room y

ka

e a naggin

car, I called my bestie v

know more ab

a restaurant. I don't know anything else. You said h

speech

anger boy to my house with

g to help me

nage where Caiden stayed years ago. The orphanage had been renovate

check Caiden's records f

id I was the volunteer who had ever subsidized Caiden and I persistently p

e are Caide

you, Di

carefully. After finishing, my

sion and cautiously asked, "Mi

nformation. He was wearing a white shirt, with a ster

was wri

the house, I smelle

es laid out, stir-fried mushrooms with greens, spicy squid

ning, Caiden came out of the

eanor broke into a smile, "You'

ng serious matters over dinner might ruin my appe

p, seaweed and egg soup. I too

me intently, "H

p and met

rom the depths of the sea, shinin

replying casu

ved with a proud smile, like a ch

green peppers I made.

l but didn't eat. Instead, I c

t is

ace, and the words I wanted to say got sw

kered, and he soft

den occasionally shared amusing stories, but

den volunteered t

eel like moving, so I just la

ate of fruit appeared on the coffee ta

t a littl

as a strong sen

u stay here, I didn't ask you to be a butler. Also, Caiden, even though

ished, the d

let me finish my

ad already gotten up

and got u

, Caiden stood there silently, li

r, I asked, "Ca

anding at the doo

rily, "Caiden,