Random Short Stories

My Brother's Breakup

My brother told me he was fine. He lied. He didn't know I could hear him crying every night. He wanted to appear strong but I knew he was breaking inside.

Normally, my brother brushed breakups off like paper cuts. This one was different, though. He was taking this one hard. I'm not sure what happened, I never even met the person, but I already knew I hated them.

It took two weeks for my brother to stop crying himself to sleep. It stopped the day I brought my boyfriend home. My brother just acted cold after that and I never knew why.