**THE THING HE NEVER SAID**
Morning came too fast.
Aiman was already awake before tve sun rise.
Not because he wanted to.
But because someone had to be.
He stood in the kitchen first time.
Looking the empty stove.
He didn't know how to cook.
Not properly.
Not like thier late mother.
Still there.
He tired.
Eggs,breads and milk.
Simple.
But enough.
"Aiman..?"
Aina sleepung voice came behind him.
She stood there in her school uniform.
Hair slightly messy.
Eye's still heavy.
"You wake up early?"
Aiman smilled.
"So did you too"
Aina walked closer.
Looked at the breakfast on the table.
"You made it?"
"Yes" Aiman said it.
She sit down slowly.
Took one bite.
And then anothe
Her saying to Aiman.
"It good,deliciuos "
Aiman laugher slowly.
"You're lying"Aimam joke.
Aina shook her head.
"No"
She looked at him seriously.
"It good,because you made it"
Seriously"said Aina to her brother.
That morning,
Aiman sent Aina to school by himself.
Something thier late father used to do.
He watched her through the school gate.
And waited.
Untill she dissappeared inside.
Only then-
He turned arround.
And walked toward a completely different direction.
The factory smelled lkke metal and heat.
It wasn't a place like Aima planned to be.
But plans change
Life change
People change
Responsibillity change everything.
"New workee?"
A middle agex supervisor looked at him.
"Yes"Aiman said.
"Do you have an experience?"
Aiman shook her head.
"No,sir"
The Supervisor stared at him for a moment.
Tben sighed.
"Follow me".
Hot,
Heavy. Endless.
By afternoon,
His hand were already trenbling.
By evening,his body almost gave up.
But Aiman didn't stopped.
He couldn't stopped.
Because somewhere across town.
Aina was still sitting in a classroom.
Believing her brother was still chasing his own dream's.
Just like before.
That night,Aiman reached homd late.
Very late.
Aina was already waiting at dining table.
Her homework untouched.
"You're late?"said Aina when saw her brother arrived.
"Sorry".
"Did you ate?"
"Yes"said Aiman simple.
Another lie.
"Aiman...you look tired?:
"No lah,i'm okay:
Another again lie from him.
"Did something happen today?"
Only fir a second.
But Aina noticed.
"No.. "
Aiman smiled.
Everything is fine"
Than the biggest lie of all.
Late night.
After Aina fell asleep-
,Au.an sit alone again at the dining table.
Same chair,
Same silence
Same respinsibility.
He opened his file slowly.
Read again.
For a last time.
Then folded it carefully
Placed it inside the envolep
Anf locked it inside a drawer.
But because someone else needed him more.
Before going sleep-
He whispered something quietly
No one heard it.
Except himself.
'Yoor dream's can wait,Aiman,but..her dream's can't.
***SOME SACRIFIES ARE NEVER ANNOUNCED****