Little girls needed to be considerate of their younger brothers. They had to let their brothers pick the tastiest treats and the most fun toys first.
Whatever was left would be for her and her sister.
But every time, her sister gave her the best of what remained.
She liked falling asleep with her sister in her arms.
It was warm and comforting.
Whenever she felt sad, all it took was a hug from her sister to make her smile again.
It was all right.
She still had her sister.
Having her sister was enough.
After running a few steps, she stopped.
She turned to look behind her.
Her sister was looking at her too.
She couldn't help grinning.
But the moment her front teeth showed, her smile froze.
She saw the monstrous creature behind her sister open its hideous jaws. Its sharp teeth glinted with a blinding light.
She squeezed her eyes shut.
Tears spilled out again.
"Little sister, run!"
"Run!"
She had never heard her sister yell at her so fiercely.
So sternly.
That familiar voice sounded strangely distorted to her.
She felt more and more panicked and helpless.
"But—"
She didn't want to run away alone.
She wanted to take her sister with her.
"Go find someone. I'll wait for you."
She hadn't said a word, but it was as if her sister had heard her hesitation.
Her sister's eyes were bright.
So familiar, yet so strange.
"Run!"
Her sister screamed at the top of her lungs.
At last, she took off running.
With all her strength.
The wind roared in her ears.
She couldn't hear anything.
Tears streamed from her eyes, stinging as the wind blew them cold against her face.
Sister, Sister!
She ran into the village.
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