Ch 1- Prologue

"You are going to marry your brother! Don't you feel ashamed!"

"You're disgusting!"

"You should go and lock yourself in the room. You're normalising the family romance!"

"Stay away you disgusting brat!"

"I cringe when I'm around you!"

This is what I went through when I finally accepted my step brother's marriage proposal. Why? Why is it disgusting when he isn't even blood related to me?

"I want to stay away from you! Please leave me alone!" Saying this I finally hurt him. The one who loved me no matter what or how I am.

Why is life so unfair to him?

I want to give him all the love that he deserves. What do I do?

I cry when I see him sad. Why did I met him in first place! I still regret that day.

15 years ago, when I was just 9 years old. I saw my mother dying in front of me.

She had cancer. She was at hospital counting her last breath. I was looking at her through the window.

When the doctor noticed me, he immediately ordered the nurses to shut the curtains.

That I realised, life is cruel.

My father arrived at the hospital when my mom already passed away. I cried a lot that day.

The whole month passed and nobody of me and my father was able to live our life like before when mom was alive.

We were lost. We saw no hopes in our lives. Even though my father tried best, he still couldn't manage being with me 24 hours.

The neighbours and even the relatives suggested him to marry someone and get me a new mom to take care of me and spend time with me.

I totally disagreed but that's what was right.

He married a new women. I thought that she'd love only me but I was wrong.

Years ago, his husband had died. She couldn't get pregnant so she adopted a child.

That child of her was older than me, he was an adult.

When I first time saw him, I felt the coldness around him. He was so tall and was smorinh cigarette. I walked to him and ended up coughing.

The coughs were killing me. He immediately threw the cigarette on the street and crushed it with his feet. He bent down and asked in a gentle voice, "Hey. Are you fine?"

His voice reminded me of my mother who used to be so kind and caring towards me. I was touched.

That's how I met him. Todd, my step brother who at that time was 20 years old.

I was so short in front of him, and was coughing. So he carried me in his arms and smiled, "Sorry buddy." and then rubbed my back. It felt warm.

My step mother was kind and humble too. I could see a caring mother in her but may be she couldn't see that caring husband in my father.

My father loved my mom a lot. He just married another woman just to get me a new mom. He never treated her like a wife.

My step mother was so kind that she still used to care for him. She didn't demand anything in exchange. She just smiled it off.

Brother Todd used to be quite distressed about it. He used to smoke and drink. Mother used to stop him but he would always end up fighting with her, "Who do you think I am? I'm not a kid anymore!"

I saw mother crying inside but she never let the tears fall. I was slowly beginning to see mom in her. I felt so bad for her so I gave her a warm hug.

One day I decided to go and talk to brother Todd. He was again drinking. It was night." Brother " called from behind.

At first he ignore me. I repeated again, "Brother?" he finally turned around and had a look at me. But again, he ignored me.

This pissed me off, "You're so mean! Can't you see mother is sad!" I shouted at him.

May be this made him anger. He stood up and bend down. He smirked, "You little punk. Go and mind your business. Don't mess with adults." He said and went away.

This really pissed me off. Why are adults like this?

Next day, it was a nice morning. Father was out on a business tour. Me and my mother were alone at home. She served me food and I ate it. I really enjoyed it so I thanked her.

"Mother. It was so delicious." I said and gave her a kiss on cheeks. She rubbed my head and kissed me back, "My sweet child." she smiled.

I felt happy seeing her smile. Perhaps I could do at least this much.

After sometime, she came to me. I was in my room doing my homework when she called my name, "Sweetheart. I'm going out to buy groceries. Tell the guards if you need anything. Okay?" she said and smiled.

I nodded and she left.

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