Weird itch to kill

Claire glanced at her younger sister quietly, ''I know... about your nightmares... I know about your sleep terrors. You hid it from me but we used to live in that small house in the slum. We shared one small bed. It was impossible to not know about it. You got those once in a while and I pretended to not know because I had no idea how to get rid of those for you but I was so scared...''

Elvina sighed, ''I am fine,'' she twirled in front of the woman, ''See.'' 

Claire's eyes teared up, ''And that night... I regretted leaving you alone there. Back then, I was so stupid that I did not understand why you asked me to leave and to go to find Aunt but now I know...'' her lips trembled, ''You saved me from witnessing all that blood and gore that ended up traumatizing you.'' 

Elvina approached Claire and held her hand, ''That's in the past. Forget about it.'' 

Claire wiped her tears, ''If Alex Cardale is the culprit...''