What Binds Us Both Together

The bearer of the curse

Here's the second chapter of the story. Do give criticism if you found something you don't like in the story. I'm going to need anything in order to improve myself.

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1 month later...

" Well, little sis... I'll be on my way now. Give me a call if you need help with something, alright?" I say with care and concern to my sister as I picked up my huge bag.

" Yeah, Yeah, I'll be fine!" She gives me a strong pat on the back while grinning. " I'm already 17 years old for crying out loud!"

It took me a month, but I finally managed to earn enough money to buy a plane ticket to Japan.

" I'm really sorry for this, sis. If it wasn't for me, mom and dad would still be--"

Agatha cuts me off.

" For the millionth time, mom and dad's death wasn't your fault... Please, just believe in your sister for once, okay? I promise I'll be fine. Aunt Liz will drop by once a week to check up on me." Agatha desperately tries to reassure me by holding my hand tightly.

This is mostly one of the main reasons why I ignored the curse for five years, and the reason is that I don't want to leave my younger sister behind... Especially when I made a promise to our parents to keep her safe. I promised to always be there by her side until she's finally an adult, and it's painful to think that I wouldn't be able to keep this promise I made to my late parents.

" Okay, I trust you, sis." I nod my head as I try to force out a smile. " Please take care."

" You as well. Try not to die on your way, yeah? I don't want to lose you as well." Agatha lets go of my hand and give me a tight hug instead.

" I promise I won't." I hug her back as I gently stroke her hair.

After a long minute, my sister finally breaks the hug and gives me her final goodbye by giving me a huge thumbs up with a smile on her face. I smile back to her as well before I then slowly turn around and leave.

" Do introduce me to your future girlfriend, alright?!" Agatha yells from behind me while I make my way outside.

" Only if my partner is a girl!" I yell back to her without stopping.

" Oh, I know she will be! You can bet on it!"

" Haha... Thank you, sis. You just made me more confident about myself." I say to myself before I giggle.

Soon enough, I arrived at the airport on time without anything bad happening to me.

I make my way through the terminal while casually checking on my wrist to see what time it is. I try to keep myself as occupied as possible, so all the people staring at me from all directions would not realize that I'm aware of them staring at me. I can't tell if these people are amazed or just afraid of the floating red thread around me.

" Just don't pay any attention to them. You'll be fine." I try to keep my composure by reassuring myself.

After getting through the security checkpoint, I then went to the departure terminal where the plane waits. I get inside and take my seat, making myself comfortable to prepare for the long flight.

" I guess I'm at a point of no return now..." Sweat runs through my face due to nervousness. " I hope this plane doesn't crash because of me..."

There have been some reports before about multiple plane crashes that contained a cursed human on board. It's the exact reason why many people were staring at me as soon as I arrived at the airport.