Under Series #4: Defended by her love.

YUAN'S POV (Part 2)

"Hi."

I smiled as I reached this little one's room.

"What do you want?" He boredly asked, while reading his book.

I just pouted my lips while slowly walking in his direction, I saw that he was reading a different type of algebraic equation that made my brows furrowed.

"Why are you reading that kind of book?" I asked in confusion, "You should enjoy your childhood, playing games, making friends–"

"And, be dumb? He cut me off without looking at me.

I scoffed in disbelief at how my little brother talked to me, as I grabbed his book he suddenly stood up from where he was and put that book above me that he wouldn't be able to reach.

"Kuya!" He hissed.

"It's summer, why are you still studying this book?" I asked as I read the contents of it.

I can't seem to understand all of these equations and solutions, the only number that I could pull myself into was understanding stocks and prizes but this kind of math? Eugh.

"Let's play some soccer." I smiled at him, and put that book nice and unfold on his study. "Don't stress yourself out, let's have some fun–"

"I rather spend my time with Hera, than playing with someone who loves to run." He coldly said that made my heart shattered.

My mouth flew open as I processed the words that his mouth spat at me.

He...he was still mad about how I left him before.

No words came out of his mouth, as he sat back up on his chair re opening the book that I closed.

A huge line of pain and guilt lined my chest because of how my brother act.

We used to be so close with each other, but when I ran away from this house and enter the 6 months training of the Navy, he changed.

I can't blame him, because I totally run away from what he said. I ran away from all of the pressure, and pain inside this suffocating mansion. I ran away leaving and him behind.

A huge deep and long breathe came out form my chest as I looked at him

I took my step forward, and sat on the corner of his bed while staring at my brother.

It was my fault why our relationship turned into this, it was me who's at fault why he was so mad at me.

He thought that I leaved him alone, which is I did but I came back as soon as my training ended.

Sarili ko...sarili ko lang kasi ang insiip ko nung mga panahon na 'yun. That I forgot that I still have a brother to hold on.

Akala ko kasi wala na akong malalapitan noon, convinced that I was entirely alone, drowning in my own mess.

I forgot that I had a little brother, someone who was always there, silently following me around like a shadow, like a loyal cat who never left my side, even when I pushed everyone else away.

I failed to see how much he looked up to me, how much he needed me to be there for him. I was too busy wallowing in my own pain to notice his. My chest tightened as the guilt weighed heavy on my shoulders.

How could I have been so blind?

He was right there the whole time, waiting for me to realize that I wasn't alone. That I never was.

But now... was it too late to make up for all the times I ignored him, for all the times I made him feel like he didn't matter?

The pressure eats me up, which made me decided to run as far as I could where no one could follow me...leaving Drix behind.