One random day, Rachel thought that she should introduce me to her boyfriend. I was curious. She was a goddess, what kind of saint could possibly be her boyfriend?

My jaw dropped to the floor when she introduced my very brother as her boyfriend. I thought the boy she likes would be a saint but it was Satan! Rachel said, “This is Ethen, my boyfriend. He is very helpful and kind.” I couldn’t help saying, “yeah, I know.” She looked at me with awkwardness in her eyes. Ethen looked more surprised than me. I asked Rachel where they met. She told me that he was sitting in a park and crying on a bench when she met him.

What! Satan had tears? He was a pure devil! When Rachel left us alone I punched him in his belly and he cried, “Ouch!”

“Don’t behave like an angel, Satan! What are you up to? How are you even here?”

He sighed and pulled my hair. What a complete jerk! He said, “I was coming to pick you from your school when Peace took me here. I was overjoyed to see Rachel here, but now I see you, I think you’re going to turn this heaven to hell, Karen!” What did he just called me! I was about to kick him in his butts but my voice of conscience stopped me, so I preferred on talking the things out, “Are you crazy? Mom is going to be mad. Remember? You’re not allowed to have girlfriends.” He looked down and said, “I know, but, Rachel is perfect, I love her.” He took a deep breath and continued, “Look, I know I shouldn’t behave with you the way I do. But mischief is the only way to hide the pain from you and from everyone. Ever since you were born, I wanted to be strong in your eyes for you were my sister and I wanted to protect you but it all went wrong. I don’t have a very good life. Did you ever know that I was bullied every day in school? Did you ever notice the envy in my eyes when dad adored you and ignored me even when you get C- and I get a B+ in every test? Why? Why am I forced to become an engineer and I can’t be a painter? Why when you cry everyone gathers around you consulting you but my tears are mocked?” With that, he burst into tears. I never saw his this side. I patted his head and said, “I’m sorry if your life is miserable because of me, BOZO. But can we both just become good friends, you’re just one year older than me. You don’t have to love me, but I don’t want you to hate me either.”

He hugged me tight and I stood there remembering him beating boys of my class and ordering them to stay away from me when I was I KG. I never got guts to tell him that I had crush on his best friend, Felix. He’d literally killed us both. I hugged him back, but oops! Wrong timing! Rachel just came back and looked stunned at us both. Ethen pushed me away and before he made some crazy stories I said, “He is my brother, you got your explanation.” She looked even more stunned but I couldn’t ignore her relieved smile.

I just wanted to thank Peace wherever he was for reuniting us siblings.