Jasmine.

14. Sisters and Brothers

Honestly I have no idea why I gave this name.

I am sorry. My bronchitis took a worse turn and had to get admitted to the hospital. I was given IV antibiotics and that sucked. They had to remove and put the canula thrice since none of my veins where running straight. I was grumpy as they didn't allow visitors due to current situation, my reaction wasn't the best. Anyways I am out now, getting better.

Aira woke up sometime later. She panicked as Cora was not on her chest. She realised she was in her bedroom upstairs. She realised Henry might have brought her to bed. Her phone chimed.

A new message request from Sayoojya.

Aira wondered who it could be. She opened her messenger.

Hi I am Akira's friend. She wanted to talk to you.

Aira gasped. She teared up. Her sister was ten years younger than her. The kid always prompted her to explore the inner kid even when she was a twenty year old. Her hands were shaking as typed her response.

Hi, Is she okay? Does she need any help? How is she?

Didi, She is fine. She has been banned from all social media by your parents. She wanted to tell you that she got into Med School.

Aira was furious when she realised her parents had restricted her sister. The second part of the message made her jump with joy. Her sister was fourteen when she decided that she was following her path after seeing Aira with her patients. Her sister tried to reach out to her during the divorce but was shushed by her family. She missed her tail.

Tell her that I love her and She could always contact me. I will give you my number. You guys can contact me via whatsapp. I know international calls aren't cheap at home. Thank you so much for helping her. 667-456-8904. Text me in this.

Aira got up from the bed and ran down stairs to Henry's room, she pushed the door open. Henry looked at her confused, She was beaming, She hugged him.

"Flower, what happened?" He asked her. Aira pulled away to look up at his face, still in his arms. "My sister contacted me. My baby contacted me. She got into med school."

"How old is she?" Henry always thought her sister was around her age.

"Nineteen." " Henry, she got into med school. I wish I could hug her and kiss her forehead. I want to tell her how proud I am for her. I just want to see her once." Her voice broke in the end. Henry hugged her.

"You know she is fine. That's good. We can talk to her, maybe meet her some other day." He said rubbing circles on her shoulder blade. She buried her face into his shoulder.

"Can I sleep here?" She asked him.

"Why not?" He said. She smiled at her. They laid down on the bed. Aira hoarded the cover towards her. Henry pulled her close to him. " You can't steal the cover." She cuddled closer to him. She rested her head against his chest. She was drawing patterns on his chest. He sighed. She spoke suddenly.

"I was ten when she was born. She was basically the last of our generation. She has nieces and nephews older than her. She always played ''I am your Aunt" card to get things done." Henry chuckled. " I had to tie her up once. In my defense I was fifteen year old giving her boards and this young lady won't stop climbing the stairs through the rail. But she bailed out with her puppy eyes." Henry kissed her hair. Henry chuckled. "I think anyone can bail out from you with puppy eyes." He said. She pulled away and pouted. He pulled her close to him. She closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest listening to his heart beat. Slowly the two of them drifted off to sleep.