At exactly 12:00, my alarm rang quietly. I smiled and shut it off. Today was my sister's birthday. She would've turned 19 if she was still alive. My smile faltered a little but I kept smiling. I sat up and looked over to my nightstand. I kept my sister's stuff. Her phone, her necklace and most importantly, pictures of me and her. I picked up an old picture of her.
~Flashback~
"Soyeon, I need to do this," my sister, Seoyoung, told me. Tears streamed down my cheek. "No! You can't! I won't let you!" I yelled at her. She gave me a sad smile and walked closer to me. She held my wrist and said," I'm sorry Soyeon-ah, I have to". I pulled my sister into a hug and cried on her shoulder. She patted my head and let go of me. "Never forget about me Soyeon," she said as she held onto my shoulders. "I won't," I told her strongly. She back out of the classroom and ran away. I got up from my seat and ran the way she went.
I wasn't fast enough. I didn't know the school well besides the freshman wing. I ran up to an upperclassman and frantically asked," Where's the rooftop?!" She pointed to the left and I ran. I ran as fast as I could but I still couldn't stop her. I opened the door and saw no one at the rooftop. Nothing but her phone on the last step. I knelled down next to her phone and cried.
My sister had jumped. Just like she said she would.
~End of flashback~
My stupid parents just covered it up by saying someone had pushed her. They said that if new broke out that she jumped, their reputation would be tarnished. They didn't care for her, they treated her like how they treated me. She jumped because of the stress she had. Unlike me, she was already modeling. Our parents had forced her to model while she was still in high school. She was only 16.
Everyday, she would come home at 9:30 and stay up until 11:00 to do her homework. They put so much stress on her. She was also on the cheerleading squad, robotics team, academic team and volleyball team. My sister cracked under all the pressure they put on her. That day, news broke out and the entire school had heard about her death. The ambulance was called but she was already dead. Our school had 3 stories and was very tall. No one could survive a fall like that.
I laid back in bed, just lying there. I couldn't sleep anymore. I stayed wake until my second alarm blared loudly. I must've fallen asleep for an hour or 2 because once I opened my eyes, I felt like closing them again. I got up and got ready for the day. I honestly don't feel like going to school. I would be very emotional towards everything. But I had to go.
Eunbi and Sumin know what day it is today. They'll help me get through the school day.
