letter

My brother had a project in school a while back wherein he had to make a list of the people he cared about the most. I was number three on this list, right behind my mother and father. When I asked why I had to be number three instead of number one he quickly responded, “I was going to put you as number one but then I thought about how mom would react if she ever found out you were higher on the list than she and dad. So, you see; you had to be number three ‘cuz I don’t want mom to kill me in my sleep.”

I couldn’t get mad about that because he’s right…my mother would freak.
*stage wisper* She's a little crazy like that. God, I hope she doesn't read this.

Anyway, I digress. After making the list he had to choose one person from said list and write a letter to them. I received the letter a while back, and he made an A on it.

This is why I love my brother so goddamn much…

Dear Jiffinner,

I just wanted to tell you that I love you more than most people in this world. Life really throws you a ton of curve balls, and you have helped me get through all of this just one step at a time. What would I do without you? You hold some of my deepest darkest secrets, so I don’t have to hold the burden of them on my own. Some of these secrets I still refuse to tell anyone else just because they wouldn’t understand.

Do you remember that time that we went to Missouri together to visit your dad and step-mom? It really made me feel that you really cared about me to let me invade on your personal time with your parents. That summer really showed me how close our bond was even though we couldn’t stop biting each others’ heads off. Can’t you remember those famous words I kept saying right before we left, “what if they lose me?”? then do you remember what happened, you all lost me in Wal-Mart on the very first night.

I do realize that it took you moving out and three hours away from your family for out bond to grow the strongest it has ever been, and even though we miss each other we know it’s for the best. You wouldn’t be able to help me get through my life if you couldn’t live you own. I just wanted to tell you I love you, and that you were never a half-sister to me. I’ve always believed and will always know that you are my big sister. Now I leave you with these precious words that have helped us through so many times: “it’s just a jump to the left and a step to the right.”

Yours sincerely,

Billabong