Chapter 23 - Brother

{"messages":[{"id":535237155,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Hey, Ronan..."},{"id":535237156,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Sitting next to my little brother’s bed, I smiled as I held his hand."},{"id":535237157,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"A lot has happened. Mother finally left us. She ran away from her problems, but this time for good."},{"id":535237158,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I smiled."},{"id":535237159,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Don’t worry, little brother."},{"id":535237160,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I promised that I’d always protect you, and I’ll continue doing that."},{"id":535237161,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"So... wake up soon, okay?"},{"id":535237162,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"My little twin brother..."},{"id":535237163,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at his thin skeletal figure while I smiled and held his hand."},{"id":535237164,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Why do I always feel like crying around you?"},{"id":535237165,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Eventually, Adelaide found me in my brother’s room, asleep and holding his hand."},{"id":535237166,"character_id":11116555,"type":2,"content":"There you are, little lady. Come on, back to bed."},{"id":535237167,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Clay and Liam peeked into the room and immediately, they saw the resemblance."},{"id":535237168,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"They almost look identical."},{"id":535237169,"character_id":11116555,"type":2,"content":"That’s because they’re twins."},{"id":535237170,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Woah... she’s a twin too!"},{"id":535237171,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Here, I’ll carry her."},{"id":535237172,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Nah, let me! Get your old perverse hands off of her!"},{"id":535237173,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Why do you keep calling me old, punk? Besides, she’s my wife! Can’t I pick her up and bring her home?"},{"id":535237174,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I. Told. You!"},{"id":535237175,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"You’re not her husband."},{"id":535237176,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Yet."},{"id":535237177,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"If it was up to me, you wouldn’t lay your hands on her."},{"id":535237178,"character_id":11116555,"type":2,"content":"Could you both please move. This little missy might appear to be light but she is terribly heavy for someone as weak as me."},{"id":535237179,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Liam then smiled charmingly and took me from Adelaide’s arms."},{"id":535237180,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Thank you. I’ll look after her from here."},{"id":535237181,"character_id":11116555,"type":2,"content":"A-Are you sure?"},{"id":535237182,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Of course. After all, Alyssa is MY very special person. She deserves everything I can offer."},{"id":535237183,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Clay snarled, his fists clenching."},{"id":535237184,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I won’t lose, understand?"},{"id":535237185,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Heh... we’ll see about that."},{"id":535237186,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The very next morning, I woke up in a warm bed."},{"id":535237187,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The sunlight from the window slowly creeped up my cheek until it woke up my eyes."},{"id":535237188,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My head hurts... where am I?"},{"id":535237189,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Isn’t this... my room at Liam’s place?"},{"id":535237190,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Good, you’re awake."},{"id":535237191,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The door opened, revealing Liam with a tray of breakfast."},{"id":535237192,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Here, eat up."},{"id":535237193,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Don’t run off without having breakfast this time!"},{"id":535237194,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"This looked delicious!"},{"id":535237195,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I took the tray and set it onto my lap, smiling."},{"id":535237196,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"This looks really nice..."},{"id":535237197,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled gently."},{"id":535237198,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Come on, I want every speck of it eaten."},{"id":535237199,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I guess that I should oblige. Not that I have to force myself, this looks delicious."},{"id":535237200,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Eating every morsel up, I couldn’t help but smile."},{"id":535237201,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"This is really good! If you weren’t a teacher, you could be one hell of a chef!"},{"id":535237202,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":535237203,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"I took some cooking classes in the evenings. I’m glad that you approve of my cooking."},{"id":535237204,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"I made you a lunchbox so you can eat with your friend without having to get up from your desk."},{"id":535237205,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Also, I got you another new uniform. Your other one seemed tattered."},{"id":535237206,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"There’s a hairbrush on the table over there along with a selection of hair ties."},{"id":535237207,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"I also took the liberty of filling out your dressing room."},{"id":535237208,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He’s making my head spin just speaking."},{"id":535237209,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He’s being like a perfect husband. Too perfect, in fact."},{"id":535237210,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I’m exhausted even hearing about it."},{"id":535237211,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 23-"},{"id":535237212,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}