siblings

sometimes i wished i were a single child, with all the undivided attention, love and care of my parents showered on me. it would have have been great. in fact, it was for about the first 3 years of my life until my brother landed on this earth. and fool that i was, i overjoyed his arrival. i was crazy about him. cudnt tear my eyes away from that plump, pink, soft bundle of joy. all was quite okay till he got a little older and started hitting me when mum wasnt around. i complained, and cried.and finally started returning the favour with so much enthusiasm that it sometimes scared my parents. wat more, i was older,knew more about the world, and i used all my power to frighten him with earthly and not-so subjects.

with time, he grew much taller and stronger than me, so i kept losing my chance to hit him until our fights became quite rare.i cant remember when was the last time we fought physically.that we have become so civilized is something our mum finds hard to believe(poor mum).
but did we really become friends???
nah, not in a million years. yes we r certainly more close now, sharing ideas, dreams,fears, jokes we cant say aloud in front of our parents,gosipping late into the night. but we still try to scare each other(mostly its me, he he),criticize mercilessly, spill each other's secrets in front of mum n dad by mistake(hah), and never miss the chance to put the other into a embarassing position.
my brother says he is indispensable to me, cuz he drives me around, and helps me with so many chores.yes,he does. but it takes umpteen number of reminders from me for each of those things to get done. i on the other hand, give him all my time to listen to his woes and solving his problems. once he gets his him bum in front of my computer, he doesnt move aside for hours.
he complains i never help him wid his studies when the truth is dat he forgets everthing i teach within minutes.
i can go on and on, but wats d use of making my readers suffer.especially since i cant decide even now whether having dis brother of mine is good or not? cuz despite everything, he is my best friend and closest confidante. sometimes i love him, most of the times i cant stand him, but i cant imagine a life without him.