Me And My Step Brothers
Promises

With trembling hands, I undressed the clothes that always covered my father's body. I almost sat down limp when I saw; my father's body, which usually looked fat, was usually healthy with muscles that he was always proud of - like a bone wrapped in skin when he was gone.

I looked at my mother.

Did my mom know all this time?

If my father had suffered all this time?

And you let me misunderstand my own father?

I look...,

I'm seeing..

Mom smile?

Dad's gone and mom's smiling?

I'm upset.

Hates.

Has my mother married my father not out of love? But because of my father's property, my mother married him.

I've hated women for a long time since I felt disappointed - because to me, all women are hypocrites. And I almost hate my mom.

After my father was buried. I chose to be in my father's house until the day my father didn't end. With a face, I saw my mother.

My mother laughed and smiled when people visited my family.

At that time, the big family finally came to visit our family. Damien tried to comfort me. And Christ and Gabriela apologized to me.

My cousin brother, who I know is cold and rarely speaks, showed me his empathy. Maybe because of his guilt.

Damien and Brian ended up staying overnight, while the extended family chose to go home. Because Gabriela's three children were young and left alone at home along with their grandmas.

How hard Damien and Brian were at that time comforting me - everything seemed to have no effect on me.

My life's empty.

When my family fell because my father betrayed the person he trusted, I was also betrayed by the person I considered a friend.

When I cursed my father, I found out that my father was suffering too.

And when my father didn't I found out that my mother didn't love my father.

But it turns out what I think is wrong.

In the middle of the night, I woke up from sleep feeling like my throat was dry.

Finally I jumped over Damien's body - because the man and his sister were sleeping in my room - and I chose to head to the kitchen to get a drink.

After wetting my throat and rinsing my face, I stared at the room where my mother and father used to sleep. My mother's room, which was always dark because it was always turned off during sleep, is now lit up with light.

‘ mom not asleep?’ I thought at the time.

I was curious to enter my mother's room.

Once again, I saw a sight that made me regret. Sorry for almost hating my own mother.

I saw my mother curled up in her bed. I can see if he fell asleep from the fatigue of crying.

Crying out? Yes, my mother was crying.

I can still see if the trail of tears hasn't dried up on my mother's face.

My mum's crying?

Wasn't my mother smiling?

When I saw someone in my mother's arms, I picked it up.

I was so surprised because the one in the hug was a photo of my real father. And my mother hugged him crying and tired.

What then?

Why are you smiling?

I realized what it all meant and I finally regretted it.

My mother

loves

my father

And he did not want to cry in front of me so that he could strengthen me.

If he is weak, who will strengthen me?

Now, there's only my mother I have. If one day my extended family can't be next to me the only one who can be next to me is my mother.

After enveloping my mother and removing her worn glasses, I left my mother's room after turning off the lights.

I ran to the lake in front of my house. It was as if I was shedding my pride as a man and crying.

I regret. Deeply sorry.

L'm.i., i...,

And

Egoku.

I feel lonely

I feel betrayed

I feel the pain.

Though,

Though..

my father felt the same way.

Maybe even more.

I almost hated my own mother.

If if..,

If only I could turn back time.

No need for grandiose.

It wasn't until my father picked up his son-of-a-bitch personal assistant.

I just want to..,

Just wanna...

Back where Dad asked me all day.

And made me know my father even more.

I regret..,

Dad.., uh..,

Excuse me.

Sorry for hurting you.

In a third of the night I cried. Until the morning had come.

Mom, Brian and Damien are looking for me because I'm not in my room. Maybe because they were worried about me.

I lunged at my mother. Hugging her, I cried again. I apologized to my mother.

Dad.., I promise, I'll replace you

protecting mom.