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The shattered memories crashed over me like a relentless wave.
Suddenly, I jolted awake from my nightmarish daze, my back was drenched in cold sweat from the fright of what I had dreamed.
Opening my eyes, I was greeted by a scene of joy. A contrast to what I silently endured in my own drunken haze of a sleep. It took me a minute to remember that those weren’t my brothers.
I looked over at the group of giggling adult children. Liyah had had too much to drink and was happily playing with her six brothers.
They held hands, surrounding her, and tossed her into the air, while Liyah giggled like a child.
The seven siblings had grown up together, their bond deep, and every single one of her brothers spoiled Liyah to the core.
I watched quietly, my vision blurring as I became lost in th
