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He nodded and mumbled, ‘Love you too,’ while picking up another
leaf and wiping it on his pants.
‘But Mum’s not gonna come back for awhile, and I’ll just have to
be enough.’
It’s at times like these that I think kids are way smarter than
adults. Maybe it was just something in my expression, but Tim
looked back at me, smiled, and told me the best thing I could’ve
heard from him right then.
‘You’re more than enough. You’re the best brother I could ask for.’
My eyes welled up. I wanted to hug him so much in that moment
that it felt like my chest would burst.
Instead, I tackled him, before lifting him up into the biggest
bearhug I could give.
‘Stop! You’re gonna crush me!’ he said, giggling.
I just grinned and hugged a little harder. Even if he was a pain,
even if he did drop olive jars and set free school property, he was still
the one person left in the world who loved me no matter what.
Maybe, just maybe, he wasn’t such a terrible brother after all.
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Olive Jars,
Guinea Pigs &
Taylor Swift
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