YOU'VE BEEN A TRUE BROTHER

UNEDITED SAMPLE LITERARY ARTICLE
By Jezel Christine Nolasco Quevada
IV - Madame Marie Curie


You always tease me until I get annoyed. I do not know what makes you happy or contented every time you see me irritated by you childish acts. You never fail to make me cry too, every time you plan to annoy me. You never fail to end my day heavy and meaningless. Every time I ask you for something, you always ask for a condition. A condition that always favors you, of course. You do not follow or do things I ask you while I, as your gullible younger sister, am doing everything you tell me from the very simple household chores to the complicated ones. When you do something for me, I know I should expect that you have something behind it. I know that you’ll eventually ask something in return. My prediction never fails. Another thing I don’t like about you is that you always think that you know everything and that I am inferior. You are the “kuya”, and I, just your younger sister. I can’t do anything about it. Everyone favors you for you are older than me. I am always the loser in this game we play. Eventually, I got used to it. You have been a childish and bad “kuya”.

In spite of your childish attitudes, you never fail to show your love for me. That’s what I like about you. You always take good care of me. You always show me that you love me and that you’ll never fail to protect me in times of danger. I really feel it though you always deny that you don’t care about me. How ironic. Sometimes, I even get confused if you really are telling and showing me something truthfully. But I know that you won’t leave me no matter what. Right now, all I can say is that maybe, you just don’t want me to know that you care for me but you actually do. After all, it is not that important to know your feelings through words, for I can feel it through your actions. You are not a good pretender, in that case. You have been a loving “kuya” to me.

Now, you have chosen your destiny and career. You’ve chosen to be independent in a way that you’ve taken up a course that will separate you for a while to our family. You’ve taken up Marine Engineering at Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in Subic, Zambales. We’ll miss you. I’ll miss you. Tears will be common and present during the first months for I’ll really miss you. I’ll miss your teases and your annoying voice. I’ll miss the way you care for me. I’ll miss my “kuya” for sure. But these tears of mine will not be worthless, for I know that one day, you’ll come back home and once again be with our family. For I know that you’ll come back home and once again take good care of me. For I know that there is always a “kuya” around whenever I need you. You’ve never been a bad “kuya” after all. You have just been a childish and sweet “kuya”. I’ll be waiting for you “Kuya Jeus” to return. I love you.