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The Would've-Been Brother

I have spoken to many people over the ages. Some were real. Many were inside my head.

But I swear to god, the conversation I’m about to relate to you falls under neither category.

He is a ghost. A spirit. An angel of sorts. Not real, you might say. But he was fully and completely outside my head.

Proof? Do you think I could make this stuff up?

It was dusky. The gloam illuminated my room as I meditated, entering the place between sleep and awake.

A voice whispered in my ear, “You are loved.”

I opened my eyes to a glowing, translucent body sitting before me on my bed. He wore a cloak of purity and mirth.

“Who are you?” I inquired of him.

He smiled at me, love radiating. “Your spirit guide. Gaurdian angel. Your would’ve-been brother.”

A tear escapes my eye. The miscarriage Mom had before I was born…this was him. He was the older brother I’d wished for all my life.

“I’m always here to guide and protect you. I love you, my sister. Always remember.”

I will, John. Always.

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Apostrophe
Posted 2 months ago

awww this story is so cute! I myself always wanted an older brother. I really liked this story its very heart felt and endearing
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Melia
Posted 2 months ago

Very sad and very sweet at the same time. It would be lovely to know that there are people looking out for us, even if we can’t see them all the time. I liked his ‘cloak of purity and mirth’ – very nice turn of phrase there. Well done!
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Never Explain
Posted 2 months ago

The last seven line of the story made me grin. Very well written. By the way, I wasn’t grinning about the miscarriage part, I was grinning about the rest of the seven lines. :]
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Mistress Elsha Hawk
Posted 2 months ago

very sweet and revelatory. I mean, to think he knows you as his sister even though you were born later.

LoA

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The Would've-Been Brother