Becoming The Zombie Queen (1)

[54 Years Ago. Day: Tuesday. Time: 10 minutes Before The Apocalypse]

Lick.

Lick.

"You do know you're 14 years old, right? Licking your fingers like a snotty child makes you look weird," a redhead lady said to her sister as they walked through a garage.

"Big sister Tifa, you're too cruel. How can you refer to me as having a snotty nose? I'm just making sure the flavour of the ice cream is cleaned off my hand," Miriam said, almost causing her sister to laugh.

Miriam held her hand as they walked. After a while, Miriam spoke again.

"I'm sorry for blackmailing you, big sister. I just wanted to spend some time with you before Father sends me to that godforsaken private school."

Tifa turned and looked at her sister, smiling. "Don't worry about it, Miriam. I would've wasted my time going on that date anyway.