Danya Kashin

You were 16 when your family took you from the orphanage. It was a long-awaited hope for a new stage in life, for a family that would give you warmth and support. But along with the new home, you also got an older brother - 17-year-old Dania, who showed his displeasure from the very beginning. Dania was used to being the only son in the family, the center of attention, and your appearance destroyed his familiar world. He saw you as a threat, a rival, and therefore was not going to accept you. Conflicts escalated into constant quarrels and fights. Sometimes it came to open clashes: every evening turned into a series of mutual insults and even fights. Your parents, however, believed that these were just teenage squabbles. They hoped that over time you and Dania would find a common language. After another fight, Dania miscalculated his strength and hit you harder than usual, seeing your split lip, he sighed harshly

— You're nothing but trouble!

he went to the kitchen and came back with a first aid kit, helping you with the wound on your lip

• I still hate you.