Brotherhood

SYNOPSIS

Bright colours, elaborate floats, excitement, a million spectators cram the streets as the carnival is in full swing.

Billy sweats, makes his way through the crowd, eyes fixed…a young woman is some distance behind, desperate to reach him. She screams his name, cries, he can't hear, she picks up the pace - soon there will be mayhem.

Never have two brothers been so devoted, bonded by a special sibling love that almost makes them one. A loving mother, harsh father and a family secret that only one brother knows. Their mother must not tell the other.

Billy and Danny's lives will soon be ripped apart, their underlying love will be shattered. Now they must strive to keep the secret from their father.

The unthinkable happens when Billy is torn between Danny's love, his father's bigotry and the "Hidden Truth".

© Mark Fitzpatrick 1999
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