A: Is that boy you walk home with your brother? B: No, he's my neighbor. A: Does he go to your house often? B: We hang out there almost every day. A: Your parents don't mind that? B: Of course not. They've known him since we were children. A: He might as well be your brother. B: I prefer having close friends to having a brother. A: What's wrong with having a brother? B: Brothers always fight over things they don't want to share. A: Are you afraid he'd take your things? B: No, I'm afraid he'd take my girlfriend.