ElJaneDM

SHE

Who had fair and glowing skin... Thick, long, and shiny black wavy hair... A pair of aqua-colored, sparkling eyes. And the one who'd been loved by elders, admired by children, and the pride of the family.

SHE is my sister...

My sister, who had everything that I don't, who got all that I want and received all that I've longed for.

I hate her, but I want to be like her.

Despite being a boy, I strived to be an equal to her. I've grown my hair and taken good care of my skin. I achieved the perfect replica of her.

But just being only a copycat has never been enough.
I lived as a living picture of her image and became the scenery of my family who misses her. I'm still not equal.

Then one day, no one saw it coming...

A circumstance occurred that twisted the cycle of our world which I did not expect would change everything that we used to and opened the door to the next chapter of my bittersweet life.

The circumstance that crossed my path to the girl I never thought would play a huge part in my life...

That one girl who spoiled me with attention and filled my empty existence with genuine affection.

But... In just a blink of an eye, death took her from me.

Her sudden death caused dubiety to all of us...

Suicidal? No... Someone surely murdered her...


But... Our only question is...
.
.
.
Who?


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Bittersweet Life

Amber looked at the cabinet. "Where is she?"


"I'm not sure. But, she left early this morning."


"Did she tell you when she will come back?"


Maria shook her head. "She didn't say anything."


"Then... We'll open it." Amber got the key she found when she sneaked inside her mother's room— she was hoping the key was right. 


Fortunately, the cabinet got unlocked. Amber rummaged the inside of the cabinet, looking for something.


Maria came closer to her and confusedly peeked at the space on the side of her head to see the inside of the cabinet as well.


"Did you notice my mother threw something? Like medicine or something?" Amber asked while still rummaging the inside— opening the plastic boxes, bottles and some kind of containers displayed there.


Maria thought about her question. "Nope. I guess not. Since Summer's father died, she rarely opened that cabinet. Why?"


'E: Aden'