She nodded. "I wanted to have a brother so I wouldn't be all alone. Right after my mom died, when my father started leaving more and more often, I would have wanted someone to be there for me, some family, you know? Brooke was great but when her mother wasn't in a good mood she couldn't stay and sleep over, Mrs. Davis wouldn't let her. So I made up an older brother in my mind who would crawl into my bed and hold me tight" she said "It's stupid, I know"