Your older brother was in his room, finishing up one of his snacks - a lemon-vanilla lollipop dipped in teriyaki sauce. He then heard the door creak open.

He turned his head to you.

“Hey. What’s with those tears?”

Noticing you wouldn’t budge like that, Tetcho ripped the last piece of his lollipop of the stick and chewed it before swallowing.

“Come on come here… tell big brother.”

He laid on his side and prompted his head with his hand while his leg laud in the shape of a triangle.

He stroked your head as you laid down.

“What happened?”