MyStory

My Hero, My Dark Knight

          Quek Jing Shen, the hero in my life, the man who will always be protecting me, keeps me away from all the dangers. The man who has been my dark knight since the day that I was born and one who will protect me till the day of his last breathe. He is a man that will never fail me and gave me all the confidence that I needed. He is my 18 year old brother.

          9 years back then, an incident took place that changed my brother and me. My brother was 9 then and was a rather mischievous boy. He was caught stealing $50 from my mother’s cupboard as he used them to buy his toys. That incident changed him. He was severely punished by my father and since that day, my brother never allowed himself to have thoughts about being mischievous. He had learnt his lesson and to become a better person.

           There was another incident that had changed my brother as one person. It was the news that my mother had contracted stage 2 cancer. It happened 2 years ago. Everyone in the family broke into tears when we received the bad news, only my brother held tight to his tears. When I told my brother about the news, he was shocked like the way I was. My brother was the only one who kept clear of his own thoughts.

          It was because of my mother that my brother became more sensible.

Being older than me, my brother knew that he have to stay strong because he needs to take care of me for my mother. He took up the responsibility of taking care of me, making sure that I do not get into unnecessary troubles.

          There was a few times where I had problems with my friends and my brother stood up and taught me the way I should handle my problems. He would reprimand me if I was in the wrong. Once, I was being very playful and had gotten myself into trouble with gangsters. My brother was there for me and like a dark knight; he protected me from those gangsters. Not only that, he helped me to settle the problems that I had with those gangsters. What made me very touched was that, the incident happened on his birthday.

I am really glad that I have a brother like him. I know he will be there for me whenever I needed him the most. He seems to be around with me whenever I am in trouble, shielding me from all the dangers. He is the one who will always lead me around in my life, guiding me to be on the right track. He is also the one that pamper me the most. This young man took up the responsibility of being a good brother and a good “father” of mine. He is always there to encourage me whenever I meet any failures in my life, never giving up hopes on me.

It is because of my brother, I am who I am now. If it wasn’t for my brother, I guessed I would have given up on myself and would most probably be one who is always giving people troubles. In my heart, my brother will always be my dark knight, always there to protect me, not letting me get hurt.