Scene: Living Room – Peter just won another “Best Boy” award for doing absolutely nothing.

Mum: “Well done, Peter! You’re such a special little boy!”

Peter: (smugly) “I always try my best. Unlike Henry.”

Henry: (voice low, fists clenched) “Say that again.”

Peter: “I said, unlike you.”

Henry: (explodes) “YOU LITTLE—!!”

Henry charges at Peter, knocking over a chair. His face is red, fists shaking as he lunges. Peter screams and stumbles back, tripping over the rug.

Mum: “HENRY, NO!!”

Dad: (grabbing him) “STOP IT! GET OFF HIM!”

Henry thrashes in his dad’s grip, teeth clenched, eyes blazing.

Henry: “You always let him walk all over me! You ALWAYS take his side! He’s not perfect—he’s a spoiled little RAT! I’ve had ENOUGH!”

Peter: (crying now) “M-Mummy!”

Mum: (shaking, holding Peter) “Don’t be horrid, Henry!!”

Henry: (still fighting Dad’s hold) “Don’t be horrid? That’s all you EVER say! Maybe if you actually listened for once, I wouldn’t be like this! You MADE me this way!”

He finally breaks down, tears mixing with rage, still held tightly by Dad.

Henry: “All I ever wanted was to matter too…”

Silence. Mum holds Peter protectively. Dad stares at Henry, shocked. The room is filled with tension and a sadness none of them want to face.