Contraclockwise

“What happened to your big brother?” Papa said that almost make us deaf. “Why did he do should a shameful thing that made our family look shameless?”

Mama is closing her eyes from the loud voice of Papa. I really don’t know what really happened to my big brother but there’s one thing that I have in my mind, he’s hurt and still wounded for what happened to his happy family. At the age of 10, he’s abandoned by his both parents after the separation and have their own family, he was left alone, have a house but never a home he can call his own, have a mother and a father but never a whole family that he used to have.

"Pa, will you stop shouting?" I plead but the truth I also want to raise my voice; he’s asking us wherein he’s the reason why my big brother have that kind of mindset.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. I just can’t help it.” He said. When it comes to us, he’s attitude change.

"He's just protective and in love, that's it!" I said. "Aren't you worried where he is? What to think right now is the shame he has done to the family instead of you worrying if he’s okay? If where could he be? If he’s still alive...”

He stood up and about to slap me. “Go, slap you daughter and I swear you will never see us!” mama warned. “That’s why your son grew up with that kind of attitude because you always hurt Wolf with what you call discipline!” mama said irritably and took me away from papa.

Papa looked up while his hands were on his side. “Eclipse, your big brother is alive, okay?” he said then left the house.

"Ouch!" I complained when mama pinched my arm.

“Don’t you ever do that again, Eclipse! Your father will never doubt to hurt you if you do that again.”

“Why? He doesn’t seem to have any concern about big brother.”

“That’s not true. He won’t ever make it if his son is gone. If you only know, your father almost died when he found out the Wolf is missing when he was 15. He search everywhere looking for him while crying.”

always have that kind of

I can’t answer.” Mama

him the most then suddenly it changed. What I don’t understand why would big brother do that kind of crime. From what I know... he really have a huge crush with that racer and the most

midnight when I heard noise in

home late?”

if I go home late or early anymore besides I'm not a teenager anymore." He replied without any emotion in his voice. He’s obviously tired

grandpa like

standing and he’s surprised when he saw me. “Are

just came.” I lied. I walk towards him. “Why did

the bracelet you told me you were saving for?” I nod. “I bought it for you.” He said then we

You bought

Each time I tease him that’s the

saw the bracelet.

scratch his

whenever we talk about Race. That’s new to me. “It’s just a wild guess but you have to tell me first

out here first then I’ll call you back so I

“Why can’t I stay?”

he turn me facing the door and push me out of his room. “I’ll tell you on the phone