Daniel is a ten- year- old boy who is very aware of the truths of his life. His mother loves him, his father is an abusive cheater and his big brother Justin is his superhero. Justin is a teenager, but his focus is on making sure Daniel knows how much he is loved. The most difficult truth of their lives is that today is the last day that they will spend with each other as their parents are divorcing and by the end of today, Daniel will be living with his mom, and Justin will be with his dad. Daniel wants what every kid wants, his family to stay together, his parents to get along and his brother to always be with him. Unfortunately, he has experienced a lot in his young life including verbal abuse from his father. He talks of memories of his father and mother yelling at each other and the reason for their breakup is that the father has cheated again. On this last day Daniel is going through a lot of emotion, and how he deals with that is going to a place that gives him the power that he feels he doesn’t have in his real life. Justin comes in and does what big brothers are supposed to do, he makes Daniel feel safe and goes with him on his adventures. On his adventures Daniel and Justin are allowed to be heroes. They save children from burning buildings and help people who need someone to save them. It is in these moments that the boys are in their element, laughing, smiling, having fun and supporting each other. Through it all this is a story about the weight that one brother is willing to bare to keep his little brother safe.
