My brother Rufus

Let me introduce you to Rufus. He's a big guy who likes to work on cars and tinker with different things. He's kind of quiet unless you piss him off. He knows his guns and his knives and the best ones to use on 'rabbits.' He's the kind of guy whom you'd think would help you out in time of need…and he is… if you are a member of the family. I first met Rufus when Daddy brought me home to meet Mama for the first time. While Mama fell in love immediately Rufus was kind of wary. He was polite though and I could tell in his deep brown eyes hidden behind his scruffy head that he liked me. He was the one who taught me how to ride my bike and how to drive should the need ever come.

He was a good trapper and taught me how to fix traps to get rabbits that came too close. He kept our cars running and kept up maintenance on our house so nothing went wrong. Rufus is the quiet type and doesn't speak much unless spoken too or he wishes to say something. He don't seem to like Otis much coz I always hear them belllerin' and hollerin at one 'nother. Oh well.. Families fight. Hell even I get into arguing matches with Rufus from time to time. Rufus ain't the one you want to make mad though. When he gets mad he gets MAD. 'xept you don't know when he's mad or not. He's usually so calm all the time until he cold cocks you.

Rufus is Tiny's blood brother. Both brothers share the same Daddy. Earl. Earl was Mama's first husband and from what Rufus told me his Daddy was a real bastard. Worse than Grandpa Hugo. Earl was not afraid to raise his fists to anyone regardless of if they are his relation or not. Rufus is tall and always wears jeans and a dirty old shirt regardless of whose over. You can usually find Rufus in the garage working on something. I love my brother Rufus and he promised that he'd show me how to make repairs on the car if anything should happen to him.

I can only describe Rufus as a 'fix it' man. One time when I first came to live with my new family Rufus was "fixing" a rabbits' car when they came over for a visit. Daddy had picked em' up and took em' to my house. Rufus said he'd fix their car and that he has the parts on hand to repair their car when in reality he had began disassembly and putting the parts in their respective places for future uses. Saves on expensive replacement parts if you ask me. Then he ditches the hallowed out car somewhere.

One time when Rufus was teachin' me to ride my bike I fell over and got a piece of scrap metal in my leg. Rufus managed to get it out without causing too much pain. Yeah. He's a good brother and real protective of his family. Hell you know what he did one time? He made us each a metal suit that could repel bullets. And we used it one time when some pigs had a shoot out with us from Florida when we was on vacation about a couple years back. I got shot in the leg but Rufus managed to get the bullet out without having to go to the doctor. Rufus is a cool brother to have. Even though he hardly ever smiles.