4 Quarters

Chapter 16

As I stared at her, memories came flooding back.

My heart stopped in that moment as I stood up slowly. I grabbed my cup of coffee and started walking towards the door to where she was.

I was startled when i bumped into her as my coffee fell onto my shirt.

"I-I'm sorry.." I said softly, whilst bowing my head lightly.

"You seem tense. I'll get you some towels." She said sweetly.

We stood there staring at each other. I could tell that she knew who I was.

Ken and Sandeul stared at us, confused.

"I'll go first." I said, running as fast as I could. I didn't know where I was going, I just needed to go as far.

I stopped running and looked around myself.

'I should just head home' I thought.

I sighed and then went back to the house.

I went up into my room and buried my face in my pillow.

Why was she here? She caused so much pain to me.

My heart ached over and over with the memories of my sister.

The broken memories.

I was shocked when I heard a sudden sound of the door opening and closing.

I went to the steps and saw Ken, Sandeul, and her.

Ken gave her a nod as if he were motioning her to go upstairs and comfort me.

She walked up the stairs.

"______, I hope it's okay that me and Sandeul are going to check out this school they built nearby." Ken said, smiling with Sandeul and heading out.

His fake smile.

My sister took deep breaths as I began to break down and cry. We were both sitting on the bed.

"I'm not ready.... You caused me so much pain. I love you as family, but inside I hate you. Why did you do this to me?" I asked crying.

"Do you think that you're the only one that goes through this daily? I did that because I needed to. I feel burdened too.... You don't understand now, but that was the only way that they'd accept me." She said, heartlessly.

How could she be so......

.....Cold?

I stood up and looked at her in the eyes.

"I'm sorry but, I didn't know there was a way that I could hate you more. And you made it possible." I said before slapping her hard enough to leave a red rash on the side of her face for the rest of the day.

She touched her face and a tear slowly fell down her face.

"I deserve this. Because... I don't feel sorry for what I did to you." She said, looking at me with those eyes that I remembered.

Those cold eyes.

She slapped me back and turned around to go down the stairs to leave.

Before she got to go down one step, I turned her around. She lost her balance, and grabbed onto me to break her fall, but it didn't work. She fell down the stairs and I stood at the top.

Ken and Sandeul entered the house as I stood there dumbfounded, looking at my hands.

'What have I done?' I was thinking.

I broke down crying even more. My heart could only take so much.

I didn't even want to see them helping my sister. She doesn't deserve pity.

I layed in bed for the rest of the day, until Ken entered my room. He sat on the side of the bed, caressing my cheek. I closed my eyes as he talked to me.

"Are you okay? You didn't look to good earlier." He said to me, continuing to caress my cheek.

"I..... Have felt like this for a long time." I said with a straight face on.

"Like what?" He asked me.

"Sandeul's with my sister, right?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah... But, I'll stay here to comfort you." He said sweetly, laying across from me. He put one of his arms around me.

My heart was beating fast.

Why was he so close?

"Are you going to help me? Like.. Are you those people who think you can just cure me? I'm just so tired.. Of people failing me. And me failing them." I said honestly.

"I'm not them." He said, kissing my temple.

I wrapped my arms around him and we embraced as I went to bed.

The sounds of the flames from that night filled my ears.

(Sad chappie ;nn; sorry for late update!)