It was winter at that time… Upon the rise of

the sun the forest is so snow-white. It has a

pristine aura that begs the soul to stop for a

moment and let the right enter your soul. Giant

trees whose roots hug the earth.. They were

covered with thick snow that fall with every

fresh wind that blows.

The river that once was flowing at its full speed

curving gently through the forest, burbling is

now frozen with its clear surface that reflects

the moon which is giving it crystal-like shape .

A house is located there away from

the city, the noises, the crowds and most

importantly away from people.

The house was small rusted with age , it seems like many generations already passed on it , but

that did not prevent it from granting warmth

and safety.

There lived two people two pure souls that

fate played with and took away their parents

leaving them alone in this nasty world.

A little boy was in the kitchen. He was busy

preparing breakfast as he was humming

he would stand on his toes to reach the high

shelves since his short height wasn't helping.

After finally finishing and organizing the table,

he slowly went to a room, he opened the door

and peeked on the masculine man that was

laying on the bed he was sleeping peacefully

as yesterday was a tiring day for him.

The young boy walked towards the bed,

climbed and sat on top of the man

"brother "said while shaking him. His brother

responded by trying to turn into the other side

but stopped when he felt something heavy on

his stomach. That made him open his eyes to

see the person who was making his stomach a comfortable seat for him .

"Andrew come on wake up" "if you sleep

more you're going to be late !!" Said

while placing his hands on the hard chest of his

brother and shaking him continuously

"Hmm y… yeah, five more minutes"replied

Andrew with his eyes still closed.

"But the breakfast is ready it will become

cold if you don't wake up" Aubrey responded

whiningly. " WAKE UP WAKE UP " starts

shouting.

"Alright alright I'm up" Andrew said that with a

frown he raised his upper body and leaned

it on the wall. ""Why are you shooting" Andrew

added with a sigh.

"Because it takes forever to wake you up".. "And

if I didn't shout it'll probably take hours for you

to open those eyes. Then you'll be late for your

work" Aubrey replied with a pout. Aubrey was still sitting on his stomach then

he said "come on I prepared your favorite

breakfast"

"I'm coming... but before you know what you

should do to wake me up fully right?" Andrew

spoke while smirking which made the younger

realize what his brother was talking about.

So he leaned and gave him a peck on his

cheek. A blunt smile was drawn immediately on

Andrew's face. He picked Aubrey up and went

to the kitchen.

Andrew was holding Aubrey on his shoulder like a little baby.. Aubrey's legs were swinging in the air and was giggling cutely. They reached the living Andrew finally put the younger down and the cold air hit him immediately... "woah it's so cold here" Andrew said while rubbing his arms on his body to warm himself. "i know am frozen to the bone" said Aubrey "if you just let me light the bonfire" said with pout. "Baby you we talked about this before you might burn yourself and not taking any risk"replied andrew while squeezing Aubrey's cheeks. "Brother am 15 years old i know how to light a bonfire" said with a frown "now come on let's eat" saying this Andrew grabbed Aubrey's hand and dragged him to the kitchen.. they sat on the table that was placed in the middle of the kitchen. Andrew started eating while Aubrey was talking to him

when Andrew finally chewed his food he asked

"is it good?" Aubrey asked excitedly with shiny

eyes Aubrey always cooks the food but he always

want to make sure that his brother is pleased

by his food and for Andrew even though he

hears this question almost at every meal but he

never get bored and he'd always complement

the younger so he can see his heavenly smile.

"delicious as always" said Andrew with a sweet

smile. After he made sure the food is good Aubrey started eating. They chatted a little

while they were eating aubrey was chuckling cutely every now and then. After finishing their food Andrew walked towards the door with his little brother following him, he then reached the hanger that was near the door he took Andrew's coat andhelped him wear it. "Thanks sweetheart" andrew smiled warmly at aubrey.. he really likes when aubrey takes care of him even of those things are little but andrew makes sure to appreciate whatever his little angel does. Andrew turned to Aubrey"am going to work now.. you know the rules right?"Aubrey looked at Andrew with innocent eyes and replied "don't do anything dangerous, don't get near any fire, and don't go out or open the door to anyone "Good boy" Andrew ruffled the younger's hair he pecked his forehead and left. Aubrey start looking around the house what will he do today, it'll be a long day as always and since he can't go out and he has no friends so he spends his time cleaning the house and doing some chores. That's the only thing he could do to distract himself until his elder brother comes back from work Suddenly he remembered something "ughh I forgot to ask him what he wants to eat adinner" Aubrey sighed "Maybe i can do his favorite food he works very hard everyday it's nice if he came and found his favorite dish ready on the table" aubrey was talking to himself and he was getting excited over his own thoughts. Whatever makes andrew happy is more than enough for aubrey to make him electrified. With those thoughts aubrey went to andrew's room to clean it.

Aubrey's pov

I first went to andrew's room.. that's the first

do in the morning , making sure his room and

everything that belongs to him is clean and

organized..am always happy doing such things for him.. Why? Because he works all day to provide for me... i know he works so hard everyday to make ends meet for me.. and i on the other hand can't do anything.. I sometimes feel like am a burden to him and i hate it so the least i can do is make everything clean and comfy for him. I always wanted to work so i can help him but

he always refused. he doesn't even let me step out of the house let alone let me work.. i have up on that idea long time ago I finally finished his room.. as i look at it am satisfied.. i went on and continued doing my chores which includes cleaning the house, cooking, and other things Am trying to finish quickly so i can work on the scarf am sewing for him.. it's so cold outside it'll keep him warm After few hours finished my work.. i made myself a hot cup if tea and sat on the couch that was placed beside the window.. i can see the

white ground from there and the chilling air

that's coming from the slightly opened window

refreshs my soul.. At least inhaling it makes

me feel like am outside. I sat and put the cup near me and start working on the scarf. as kid he always protected me even from my parents.. whenever they got mad at me or

scolded me he'd stand in front of me and

shouts at them for making me cry. he'd always

end up getting grounded but that didn't stop

him not even for one second I remember one day i was playing with the kids in the neighborhood.. when i took out my toys

they start laughing at me because they were

obviously used and dirty.. my parents were poor that's the only thing they could afford but me and andrew never complained.

That day i ran back home crying.. when andrew saw me he lost his mind to the point that he gathered all the toys that the kids owned and burned them in front of them.. i can still remember how much they cried that day and then he said"that's what you get for  making my little angel cry"..since then they never dared to make fun of me. As i was working on the scarf i start dozing off on the couch.. but a loud knock on the door woke me up. i walked slowly to the door.. I didn't open the door since andrew told me not to.. "ls their anyone inside?"A girly said from from outside "Please me and my brother got lost in the forest and he's injured" she added I can tell from her tone.. she seems scared and worried..I didn't know what to do will andrew be mad if opened the door? "Please if there's someone inside help us" I couldn't help but open the door. i know how it feels to see your brother hurting. and if i was in her shoes i'd beg anyone to help me. When opened the door i saw the girl. she was around my age her brother was few years younger than me. his leg was bleeding and she was supporting him to stand "Please come in" i said gently 

Sister it hurts" the little boy was crying "don't worry brother it'll be fine" she said that and kissed his forehead. "Am sorry for bothering you but we got lost and we saw your house" "It's fine please come in i will treat his wound" i said I hope andrew won't get mad at me.. i will explain to him later. he should understand the situation right?