From a very early age I thought I was the happiest child in my family. Because all the family members love me very much. And my brother Claudio is one of the people I love ____. He is wise and always helpful. He looks after me and our young sister, Sarah. Of course I am ____ from him in many ways. The day when he left home to go to college, he taught me the importance of being a man.

It was a rainy Saturday ____ in August. The ____ of Sarah playing the piano as usual woke us up. Because my sister’s favorite thing was to play it in the morning. In the kitchen, there was a ____ for Claudio—his favorite pancakes. Mom gave us a big smile and told us to sit down for the breakfast. This was an important day for all of us!

____ we were eating breakfast, Claudio went upstairs to collect his things. I suddenly heard him calling my name. When I walked into the room we shared, I found Claudio ____ at my bedside. “It’s time, brother,” he said. I thought he was saying that it was time for him ____ the house, but in fact he told me that I should take on a ____ role in the family than I used to!

He said I ____ do more for mom than before after he had gone. I thought about his words very carefully and then understood everything. That day I learned about family, love and duty.