Suddenly

It didn't take long before we reached the village.

Or should I say, the remains of the village.

Everything was razed to the ground.

"Junior brother," my voice shook as I turned my head to face his shocked figure.

"Y-y-yes."

"What do you think happened?"

He looked out and noticed a small doll. Walking towards it, he picked it up and placed it upright, using the charred remains of a hut to prop the doll up.

The doll looked like the one my sister used.

She would hold it with her during chemotherapy.

I looked down at the doll again.

Both girls died too young.