Life is a train bound for the grave. Along the way, there are many stations where you see people coming and going, getting on and off. If you're lucky, you'll find a few people like you, who have no intention of getting off, because they've decided to ride with you all the way to the end of the line. During the journey, they'll pour you a cup of hot tea or tuck a quilt around you. With them by your side, you'll know you aren't traveling toward life's end alone.
We met in middle school, came to understand each other in middle school, and stayed by each other's side for a lifetime. We chose to be buried together at the end of our lives. We shared life's joys and sorrows, its ups and downs. A brother is someone who willingly entrusts you with his back without a second thought. The five of us want to tell the world: we were here.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
