Lan - Holidays

It was midnight when I heard my brother coming back home. It was long holiday and brother came home from the university.

"You came."

I greeted him as he passes my room, he was surprise to see me awake.

"You still awake" He said and walk pass me. But I can still smell the pungent scent of alcohol.

He asks but I only smell the strong smell of alcohol coming from him. He' drunk.

I was going to ignore uim when I heard a heavy thud. My brother flooped his body to the floor like a dead man.

I got to my feet and drag him towards his room. Clearly he's really drunk as he keep mumbling something I can't understand. Do they fought again?

After I throw him at his bed I get out as fast as possible. If he puke, I don't want to clean it myself. Better bail out now.

...

2 pm

Ram still didn't wake up and my mother asks me to come and get him because it the lunch ended and he still not sleeping.

I don't know how mother knows brother came home last night. I make a sound as I drag him to his room. One of the mysteries mother's had.

I knocked at first but no one answered so I invited myself in. I didn't see him but I heard him.

I walk inside and saw his bathroom opened. He's puking.

"Mom wants you down." I crossed my arms and I lean on the door frame while watching him at his suffering.

"Ugh, my head is killing me!" He complained while massaging his head. After a while he puked again.

"You shouldn't have drink more than you can handle."

"I know. It just... you know what nevermind!" he tried to stand up but he felt dizy and puke again.

I watch him suffer. He brought this upon himself. This should teach him a lesson but I bet he'll do it again. He was silent for a while and stab him a question, "You two fought again?"

"No!"

"Broke up then." He gave me a sharp look.

"No! We... we fought..."

"And broke up."

"That's!..."

I waited for his excuse. But I get a confession instead.

"Yeah... we broke up."

"Again."

He gave me another look. Confirming that the last time he got drunk again was them breaking up. So it seems they've been fighting that's why he's in the bad mood.

"Okay, just come down. Make sure mother won't smell you."

"Ugh."

I walk away but he suddenly called me.

"What time is it!?"

"Two in the after--"

"Argh, I can't make it on time." another problem was giving him a headache. Then he look at me as if he found a solution.

"When is your exam week?"

"After the holidays, why?"

"So you're free now?"

"Uh huh why?"

"I have a tutor today and I need you to be there in my place."

"Why not reschedule it?"

"You said your exam week is after the holiday?"

"No." I answered decisively.

"Come on brother, I owe you this one!"

"Why not tomorrow?"

"I have... stuff... to do. Can you just please help me?"

I look at him as if asking what's in it for me.

"The money for tutoring her will be yours. And it has big payment." I waited. "And I owe one."

"Done. Text me their address."

I walked out of his room. And that's how I ended up being inside her room.

I didn't realized that it was her until I saw pictures of her and her family in their living area.