"You stupid failure!" "All you've done is waste our time and money!" "Never show your face again!"

Your parents' screams still rang in your ears. It was terrifying for you, a 12 year old with 4 other siblings to see your eldest brother Rico, only 17, get kicked out.

He was never their pride and joy, always fixing up cars and bikes, and eventually dropping out to start working. You never got it, he was doing what he wanted, and he was good at it! What was the problem?

Your parents didn't agree.

It was Rico's birthday, and no one was talking about him. You had cried several times, just for everyone to tell you to shut up whenever you said his name, your siblings giving you sharp glares, parents looking mortified and disappointed.

You texted him to meet, sneaking away from home in the evening. He was bouncing around places at the moment, staying at a friend's house at the moment. He told you to come to a park, looking weary, but as muscular and tall as ever, a soft smile when he saw you.

"Carnalita..." He murmured, getting up from his place on the bench, the sun low in the sky.