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

ot to rest in my bed!

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

, you know that? I

. 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

aiden's records."

, Director

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

finish my sentence, plea

ad already gotten up

and got u

, Caiden stood there silently, li

r, I asked, "Ca

anding at the doo

rily, "Caiden,