Many a time, you may have heard about the saying that "Blood is thicker than water". Don't agree, well read on ...
Blood is thicker than water.
I had always despised him. I had always wondered why he
had been treated better than me. He was always the apple of my parent’s eye. On
the other hand, I was perpetually lashed out at. To me, I was the black sheep
in my family. At school, he scored better results than me. He was none other
than my brother, Jason. Little did I expect things to change for the better
after that incident.
“ Your brother is really such a jerk. I agree with you,
he really is one,” My best friend, Thomas replied once I had narrated to him
how things had turned out between Jason and I during recess at an alley behind
the canteen. Thomas was a more reliable person. Whenever I tell him about any
setback I might be experiencing, Thomas would always dispense sound advice to
me. His close friends also told me that he was a true friend and would always
help in times of trouble. That was what I had believed for a long time, until
now.
At that juncture, a shadow loomed over me like a storm
cloud, accompanied by the familiar footsteps of menace. Turning around, I saw a
boy with arched eyebrows and a lanky frame, his school uniform put on messily.
It was Jack, the notorious school bully.
Seeing Jack, Thomas seemed to be scared out of his wits.
Without hesitation, he fled, as quick as a bullet from a gun. Chuckling, he
cornered me like a trapped animal. Brandishing a penknife, he demanded in a
quiet tone, “Do you have any money?” Startled, I was tongue-tied.
“I said, do you – “ Whatever he had said was interrupted
by another voice. “Excuse me, what are you doing to my sister?” I recognised
this voice. It was Jason’s. Looking behind, Jack gawked in wide-eyed terror, as
his eyes met Jason’s.
Regaining his composure, Jack dropped his penknife and
scooted off like a dissipated poof of smoke. The buzzing activity in the
canteen behind us was the only noise that filled the air before Jason
suppressed a mirthful smile and said in his baritone voice, “Recess is almost
over. Let’s head over to the assembly hall.” As I followed Jason like a faithful
dog, I recalled Thomas’s words. My face flushed like a beetroot. My conscience
pricked me as I felt how foolish I had been to take Thomas’s advice. Guilt
stung my gut sharply as I witnessed and learnt something that day.
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