Little Sister

1

I was woken by the loud vibration of my phone under my pillow. It was unusual for me to get a call at this time at night. Sleepily, I pulled it out from underneath my head and looked at the bright screen, squinting:

Jessica's Mom

I frowned. It was weird for Mrs. Black to call me, especially so late at night. A lump formed in my throat. I hoped everything was okay.

I pressed "accept call".

"Hello?" I croaked in my tired voice.

"Lindsay?" Mrs. Black asked. She sounded upset.

"Yeah, it's me, Mrs. Black. Is everything okay?"

"There was an accident." She was definitely crying. "Jessica was in a car accident."

My breath caught in my throat. "Is she okay?"

There was a moment of sobbing.

"Lindsay, Jessica is dead."