My family is the one thing that I can count on. I know they will be there for me no matter what. I know they support me, and that they will catch me when I fall. I could take a bullet for any of them, and I know they would do the same. We fight all the time, and there's always drama, but every family has that. There is one person that I can count on more than anyone, though. That person is my baby brother.

He's not really a baby anymore. He's about six feet tall, he's almost 15 years old, and he's always ready with a sarcastic comment. He is too stubborn to listen to anyone. He is stuck in his beliefs. He can push every single button I have. He's the smartest kid I know, but he won't apply it. He can easily frustrate everyone around him. He can read people better than I can, and he is way too tall to be my baby brother. When we go out to eat he is always given the coffee, and I am given the kids menu. We never say anything until the waitress leaves, but as soon as she's gone we make the switch. Some people think we're twins. If I pull my hair back we pretty much look the same.

We've been best friends forever. Although, there was the small time period right after he was born that I didn't like him. I wasn't ready to give up my status as an only child. Once we got past that we were inseparable. None of his friends or my friends could separate us. I bring him out with me everywhere. We have our sibling days where we blast music, drive fast, and catch up on drama. We don't see each other very often now, and I have learned to cherish sibling days, even if it is just a trip to the store to buy a Bop-It.

I want to be able to protect him from everything bad in the world. I never want him to be sad or hurt. I want him to find someone that loves him with everything they have. I want to tear apart anyone that hurts him. He's my baby brother, and I have the biggest instinct to protect him. Even though he's younger than me, he feels he should also protect me. We take care of each other because that's what siblings are supposed to do. We are one in the same. I will always be there for him because he's my brother and my best friend. From the beginning to the end, it will always be my baby brother by my side.