My Source of Happiness [COMPLETED]

🔷 13 - Replacement 🔷

[Angin's POV]

I've been kind of feeling lonely lately...

Well, I know for a fact that Api came to my life and became my close pal in school but, when it comes at home, I never really feel the exciting vibe whenever I come back home from school.

Surely, Lucky's always there, waiting on the doorstep when I arrived but, my big brother Air? He's kind of... becoming the opposite big brother I knew.

Whenever I went to his room to check on him, in just for a few meters away, I could hear him talking to someone. But, I didn't know who it was until, I came to a conclusion that, he had already found a replacement... of me.

How did I know that?

I saw him talking to his new friend, using his new phone Mom had given to him when we needed help or needed to communicate with her.

What hurts the most is that, I can see him smiling gleefully as ever, not because of me, but because to someone he's talking with. I never seen him smile like that ever since Dad left us. But now, I could see him regularly smile whenever he's home from school, or even when he locked himself in his room, just to talk to his friend.

To be honest, I do feel a bit jealous at the thought of my big brother's happy with someone else instead of me. But, I think it's best if I'll let him have that kind of happiness he has right now. In fact, he never felt better in his life when we became an incomplete family.

I just want him to be happy. I'll let him do whatever he wants as long as he's happy. I just hoped that, he wouldn't forget about me.

Because, I've been trying my hardest to be there for him. Giving my everything to him, just so he could still be that same big brother Air I know. I just don't want to waste all my efforts just because of him, finding happiness from someone else.

Sometimes, I just thought... will he still be happy when I'm around him? Will he still have the time to spend some time with me? Or, maybe, he finally found his true happiness and that's not because of me?

I guess, he did find his happiness, and that's because of his friend at school.

I thought of everything we'd been through together. Just the journey between the two of us, with no one interfering in particular. I just miss that kind of bond we had, but sometimes, we also need to change our perspectives in life.

Well, I think I should just stay positive. Positive because, my big brother's finally happy (with someone). Positive because, I guess he's doing alright, and I still have Lucky with me if I ever feel alone so, I guess there wouldn't be any problem.

I wished that one day, my big brother would thank me for giving all my best to make him smile.

It's been months since he's habitually calling and talking to his friend. I think they shared a great bond with each other. Probably greater than me and big brother did.

Sometimes, I could hear him still talking to his friend even until bed time. How come big brother's so active when it comes to his friend? When it comes to me, he would lazily respond that he's too tired.

Well I guess, my job here is done; for making my big brother happy. Now, it's my time, to bring happiness to others.

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KRIIING!

The last bell rang, a signal for us, students that it's our dismissal time. When our last period ended, all my classmates immediately packed up their things and excitedly exited the classroom, running towards the main door of the school building. Meanwhile, I was walking silently, with Api beside me as we went towards the main door.