As my first year at university came to an end, I was searching for an apartment where I could live for the next three years when I got an unexpected message from my big brother.
“I found a solution for your apartment issues. I’ll call you tonight.”
My phone rang that evening as I was sitting on the steps of the university library, and I felt so happy and pleased when I saw my big brother’s name on the screen. Despite the fact that he was four years older than me, he and I had always been quite close, probably because I never saw our father who abandoned our mother shortly after finding out she was pregnant again with me.
I dated a few guys in high school and only one in college so far but no one could’ve been truly compared to him and I often wondered if anyone else I meet could possibly make me feel nearly as cherished, protected, and loved as my big brother did.
With a smile I picked up the call, “I was hoping you would call and I was waiting all evening.” I told him.