You Are Mine, Little Sister

A

ys wanted a

one, and I liked how prot

y of my life. Because for the first ti

led with joy when I hea

me as I ran out of the house,

tering in my stomach. They were finally here! I

uld consider him my brother since

ting for daddy to stop the

distracted me for some seconds as I turned to st

est close to one of our windows, automatically making it her h

ng sounds sometimes-like now-but hopefully, my new brothe

first from the driver's seat. The passenger door opened. I held my breath,

final

tly, but it faltered before

....he seem

dy he was twelve years old. But the boy bef

ike me. But...he had a dr

, my brows

o have tattoos. She'd said I could only have one when I

just twelve. How did

killing the butterflies in an instant. I couldn't really explain it, but he

him when I haven't even welcomed him. Mummy had said

ack on, I run to him,

g for you!" My smile

d coldly at me, not acting l

me Rali," I pressed, extend

was just the same

eyes to my extended ha

rong? Didn't he like me? But mummy said I was a very likeable per

oat. "Uh... He just needs to rest,

ith a painful emotion. Maybe I should

me out of the house

She bent forward to the boy, ru

and emotionless. Wha

looking back at the boy, chuck

answered, probably saving mummy t

e boy. How could someone be

r ear. "Well, I guess we can fix that, can't

ulders, she turned away with m

strange voice

. Surprise shadowed my face a

other; He finall

." I

me, the look in his eyes remai

.

rheard mummy and daddy

n a week ago. He barely speaks to anyone, prefers bein

l happened to him?" Mummy asked in a whispe

ing up another child. They discovered he was homeless and took him in. They th

tried getting closer to him, but

ndy, he told me he didn't

ven when my bestfriend, Jasper, came visiting. He was always in

a name. But he didn't seem to like it and a

something strange. He

me. When I was playing in the living room and think he's i

ng as he never said a word

up to see that he'd ea

y permission. I was rather surprised that he

is arrival-he did one of th

h book in the living room w

st terrifying sight. My brother had Pixie with

led and my eyes rounded l

but couldn't. Words

her neck almost detached

, I found my voice. But my tongue fe

ou... What

threw dead Pixie to the grou

e uttered the words like he'd

oosened and I screamed-so

.

nd it was even more frightening that the bo

and the fear of living with a 'monster'. Of course,

ind of brother I'd

nd daddy had an a

. That boy is clearly no

attention. We should set up mee

hands! It's something I could never do mysel

t the monster away. But at the end of the heated argument, she w

s mum and my mummy were close friends. And since Jasper and I were best

sing me he was never going

trange look as he watched me get into the house. It mad

Jasper was around. He wouldn't play with us, yet he always looked at Jasper

omething str

e side of my face. At first, I turned, thinking it

they fell on the face of my brother, the monster.

he was, sitting on the edge of my bed, leani

me reason, I didn't feel good abo

ere?" There was a quake

re anxious. For someone as young as him, he poss

ardly did when I asked questions, but much to my aw

r the first time. But something about the way he said it made me feel un

n't gotten over t

late," my lips trembled

nds grabbing the sheets besid

r a while before l

ssible, but his voice turned co

My voice ro

ded me with memories of Pixie being strangled to dea

ooner, I might have to c

ay and stood up. He glared at me, making me see that he was

ly, he just t

ter, the wor

nd running heartily. I got dirt on my face, and as Ja

s away from he

sper and I playing, but today, he looked angri

blem?" Jasper asked, genuinely confus

"You don't get to to

as I watched him, perplexe

her? She's my friend. Besides," he returned his hand to m

ned next c

ked Jasper with it. A scream left my throat as I watched Jaspe

and crawling back on my butts. Fear

ground, blood coming f

hand as he looked at me, and I felt m

from him as possible. But being on the ground made it

his hand to my face. I closed my eyes and screamed again, thinking he was going to hit

muttered, his finger

ears rolling

he very word I'd hea