| It was way past 10:00 pm when I came home
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| | the door. I went to see who it was. It
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| from a grueling day of schoolwork and
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| | was Michael."I know you are busy but
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| extracurricular activities. The wind was
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| | there's something I wanna show you," he
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| rustling about overhead as I paced
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| | began. "I was just wondering if my
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| through the door of our humble abode. I
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| | classmate was right when he said that my
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| moved towards the nearest couch and
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| | assignment was wrong."Without saying a
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| plumped myself to rest. Defeat and
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| | word, I snatched the paper from him and
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| exhaustion filled my frame as I laid back
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| | pored over his written assignment. I
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| against the soft cushions. I was about to
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| | really didn't care what he was saying.
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| close my eyes when I remembered our
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| | All I wanted was to get rid of him and
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| Hematology project which was due the next
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| | finally get to rest. Suddenly, my eyes
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| day. I stood up and set out for the
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| | widened in surprise as soon as I saw what
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| personal computer situated on the other
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| | he'd written. There, he wrote in gothic
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| side of the room. Just then, my brother
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| | letters:The Seven Wonders of the World1.
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| Michael dashed out of his room and went
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| | Love
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| straight at me."Ate, can you help me with
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| | 2. Friendship
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| my assignment? It's about the seven
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| | 3. Peace
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| wonders of the world," he blurted out
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| | 4. Joy
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| while staring at the paper in his
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| | 5. Wisdom
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| grasp.My brother's words didn't seem to
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| | 6. Fun
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| filter through my mind at first. My
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| | 7. FamilyI froze dead on my tracks as
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| attention was so riveted at the computer
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| | the words registered in my brain. I could
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| screen that my brother had to nudge me
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| | not believe what my brother just
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| and pull the tip of my blouse just to get
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| | scribbled on paper. I was completely
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| my attention."Look, not right now! I'm
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| | transfixed. How could such an innocent
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| very busy," I yelled while ticking on the
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| | little child fathom such things in life,
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| keyboard."You're always busy! You're
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| | I thought to myself. As I was trying hard
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| always like that!" he wailed back as he
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| | to push back my emotions to the farthest
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| turned on his heels and stomped back to
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| | recesses of my mind, I didn't notice that
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| his room.For a moment, Michael's words
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| | tears were already swelling up in my eyes
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| fiddled in my mind. I felt a twinge of
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| | and started flowing down my cheeks."Ate
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| guilt as his words lingered in my
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| | why are you crying? Is it really
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| thoughts. But the urgency of my work
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| | wrong?""No, baby brother, it's not. This
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| seemed more important to me than my
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| | is the other set of answers most people
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| brother's. I sighed a few times and
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| | don't know," I said as I whisked the
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| continued to polish my school work.The
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| | trickling droplets from my cheeks. I
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| next day, I went home late again. I went
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| | hugged him tight then gestured him
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| straight to my room and quickly changed
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| | towards his room. He didn't say a word
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| my clothes. When I was about to turn off
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| | and did as he was told. I paused for a
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| the lights, I heard a pounding noise on
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| | while and thought for a moment.
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