Doreen – Ma X iying - #0505020378

I did not realize that I loved my older brother so much until that day when my brother came back from Taiyuan in Shanxi province.

In order to save money he wanted to come back by train instead of plane, but there was no train ticket left. So first, he had to go to Beijing by bus, and then went home by plane.

It was in the evening of the 5 th of February. And as we know, China had seriously suffered the disaster of ice and snow. My ears were never free from hearing the reports about traffic jams and accidents, especially on the express highway. That night, my family was all upset. My brother and I kept sending messages to each other. Turning on the TV, I stared at the TV screen and was concerned about the weather conditions without blinking my eyes. When I saw there were traffic accidents my heart felt cold and I could not help shivering. It was half past nine on the 5 th February that my brother boarded the plane. The anticipated time he arrived at the airport was half past eleven. But after that time, his cell phone was still out of power. I felt a little afraid and began to shed tears. I dialed my brother’s cell phone number again and again. Finally, my brother sent the message to me that he had arrived at the airport and would be back home at 01:00 o’clock on the 6 th of February.

My nerves relaxed and I turned on all the lights in the house and climbed to the top floor of my house immediately. Though it was severely cold, I kept waiting for my brother until I saw the car, which brought him back as it approached closer and closer. When I called my brother my eyes were full of tears. Until that moment, I hadn’t realized how deeply I loved my brother.