Shadows Behind The Reality

The day was dawned crisp and clear. "Daniel!Daniel!!", The call of his name woke him up from his deep sleep.His mother was calling him to wake up and get ready for college as he is getting behind time. Daniel Adams is a young guy of twenty four years old who was born and brought up in Arizona,America, he came from a middle class family and lost his father to a brief illness when he was eighteen years old which makes his mum the only parent taking care of him and his other two siblings,Chris and Tammy who are twenty one years old and nineteen years old respectively as he is the first child and first son of the family. His mum works as a nanny in one of the richest family in Arizona and make sure him and his siblings are taken care of since there are no family members to help her with the responsibilities and also make sure they get the best education. Luckily for Daniel,he got a scholarship into Arizona state university to study law due to his tremendous and wonderful intelligence but still his peers criticizes him for his family background since he is attending a well known college in Arizona where most of the rich children of Arizona attend. His siblings aren't attending expensive schools like Daniel since the family couldn't afford the expenses thus they attend cheap college and high school respectively. They were living in a big but old building owned by their father's father so they don't have any worry about house rent. "Mum I am almost ready,coming out now" Daniel shouted replying his mum from his room. He is getting ready for college, he can't be late since he had an early class and he had to go to his part time job at the mall {he goes after school, each day} since it is the only job he had at the moment to help his mum with the responsibilities of the family. "It is almost 8am Dan{his mum loves calling him Dan as it is short of Daniel and have get used calling him Dan}, when are you having your class today? because i remember you telling me last night that you have an early class today" his mother said to him as he step out of his room "I am having my class by 9am mum, i won't be late, no worries, beside where is Chris and Tammy" he asked his mum looking around as he sit down at the dinning table to eat his breakfast "Tammy is right here" Tammy said smiling as she emerge from the kitchen. "Where is Chris?" Daniel ask as Tammy join him and their mother at the dinning table "Well i knocked at his door to tell him to come and eat breakfast but told me to leave that he will join us" Tammy replied her brother as she gulp down her food. "And where's he now, that silly brat" their mother said as she tries to stand up to go yell at Chris in his room but was stooped by Daniel. "Mum, sit down and continue with your breakfast , i will go and bring him down" Daniel said and stand up "Your early class?" Their mother ask "I won't be late" Daniel replied and make his way towards his brother's room. As he get to his brother's room, he knocked the door twice and when he didn't hear any response, he speaks "Chris open up,it's Daniel" Daniel shouted. "It's not locked come in" Chris answered from his room. "Hey bro, mum want you to come and eat breakfast, are you okay" Daniel said as he enter Chris's room. "I'm fine" Chris answered signing. "I know you bro" Daniel said sitting down on Chris's bed "You don't look fine to me,what is wrong" Daniel asked. Chris didn't answer his brother as tears start forming in his eyes, Daniel was so shocked and worried because he have never seen his brother breaking down like this. "Chris what is wrong?" Daniel asked in a sad and worried tone. "Promise me you won't tell mum and Tammy about it" Chris said as tears flow down his cheeks. "I promise I won't, It will be between the both of us, just stop with the tears and tell me what is wrong because you are scaring me already" Daniel told Chris. "Okay.....I don't even know where to start from" Chris signed and wipe off his tears. "f*****g stop with the signing and tell me what is wrong, I don't care how you start, just tell me now" Daniel shouted. "Okay I will, don't shout okay" Chris said looking at his door room whether someone heard his brother shouting, just as he glance back to look at Daniel, he saw the time. "Daniel, It is almost 9am, your early class would start soon" Chris said pointing at the clock. "f*****g s**t, If i am late it is your god damn fault" Daniel said as he stand up and hurry out of Chris's room but before he went out, he looked back at Chris"When am back, we continue our discussion" Daniel said and ran out. "Okay" Chris shouted so Daniel could hear since he has left his room. "Is Tammy gone" Daniel ask his mum who was packing the leftovers as he enter the sitting room. "Yes she is gone, not long, I suppose you said you won't be late now look at the time it is almost time for your class beside what were you doing in Chris's room for so long" His mother ask. "Nothing I will be leaving now, bye mum" Daniel said and hurried out of the house so as to quickly meet up with his class. After Daniel left, Mrs Adams went to Chris's room to call him out "Don't you have any class today" She asked as she enter his room "I don't have until 2pm" Chris answered "Okay, your breakfast is in the kitchen, I'm off to work boss is calling already" She said smiling as she show her phone screen to Chris showing her boss name appearing again as she is calling again "Okay mum, have a nice day at work" Chris said and smiled back. "I will, make sure you eat before going to college" She said. "I will, I don't joke with food" Chris said smiling. "Okay, bye" She said and go out of his room. "Bye mum" Chris shouted. Mrs Adams get back to the sitting room, took her lunch from the kitchen and leave the house.