Dear Brother, You Loved Me Too Late

The Story

Angelica carries a sixteen year weight of guilt for a death she never caused. Her mother died in childbirth, leaving her father Martin cold and her brother Christopher hostile. She clings to the rare moments of warmth he offers, but their dynamic shatters when cousin Madison moves into the home. Christopher turns fully against her, even wishing she had died instead. In a cruel twist, that wish becomes reality when Angelica receives a cancer diagnosis and passes away. The tragedy of her life concludes with her death, yet the aftermath devastates Christopher. His world begins to fall apart as he confronts the consequences of his hatred, revealing the depth of his regret in the silence that follows her final breath.