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Zackari

by Nicole from St. Clair

My handsome brother :) (personal)
My handsome brother :) (personal)

When I was three I was in the basement at our old home playing, when the big shelf I was in front of started to fall. Being three I didn’t really know what was going on so I didn’t know to move out of the way. Before the shelf had a chance to fall on me, my brother came to the rescue. He had pushed me out of the way so I didn’t get hurt. In the process of saving me the shelf fell on him. He was okay though; my mom came down and lifted it off of him. My hero is my big brother, Zackari Ritrovato; I had called him Buddy. He’s helped me in a lot of tough situations ever since I was a little girl.

I’ve always loved being around my brother. We may have fought a lot, but when we actually got along with one another it was pretty fun to hang with him. When we were little, we would always go down to the woods behind my house to build this huge clubhouse made from old wood, weeds, a pool liner, and a tarp. It was one heck of a clubhouse. We would also go hunting for reptiles and other animals; he got me into reptiles, like snakes and lizards. At one point we had owned our own snakes and turtles. There was even one time where we had found a baby bunny hidden in the weeds with a hurt leg, and he took it and nursed it back to health. My brother had a big heart; he just didn’t let people see it because he felt he had to look tough all the time.

Awww
Awww

He was my protector; he would never let any boys come around me because he always thought that they would try something with me. Nobody ever thought about coming anywhere around me when he confronted them. When I needed help with things he would always be there.

Buddy was my protector, a good person, and my brother. I will never forget all of the things he did for me, even though we didn’t really get along that entire time, well, we still had some good times. I loved him, and I know he loved me, even though he never really showed it that often. He has taught me a lot in life, like to always have fun while you can, live life to the fullest, and do as much as you can while you have the time.

Page created on 10/17/2011 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 10/17/2011 12:00:00 AM

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