Brother

Adam looks back with affection to his childhood in a small suburban house with his mum his crippled and alcoholic dad their bird Jeanette and his older brother who wears an eye patch has asthma and gets blamed for things even when hes not around The boys are boon companions swiping money from their napping dad and heading for Rubys store to buy lollies They draw collect cans and watch the brothers pet lizard eat flies occasionally giving it a snail Adams brother has a collection of cigarette butts and he has a dream to be an acrobat like their father was before his accident Can dreams come true