Sweet Sorrow

Jim was devouring the rice. When he saw his sister was flipping through her schoolbag, he got flustered.

There weren't many books in his bloated schoolbag, which contained his dirty clothes and a pair of worn sneakers that he had taken off in the construction site.

"Sister, what are you doing?"

Thrown the bowl away, Jim rushed to grab his schoolbag, but he was one step behind, the broken sneakers rolling out and pinched in Nicole's hands.

"What's this?" Nicole asked with a sullen face.

"They got dirty when I was playing basketball. I ... I'll wash it later. " Jim avoided eye contact with her, daring not look straight into her eyes.

Nicole also took out the dirty clothes and pushed it towards Jim's chest. "What about these? Were they also dirtied by playing basketball?"

Jim scratched his head and stammered, "this... I I accidentally stained it. Is there anything wrong... "

Nicole was so angry that the blue veins stood out on her forehead.

"Don't you tell me the truth? How long do you want to deceive me that you haven't gone to school? The head teacher has come to our house. "

Jim glanced at Nicole quickly and then lowered his head when he saw there was disappointment in Nicole's eyes.

"Tell me, where have you been since you didn't go to school these days?"

Actually, looking at the dirty clothes and shoes in her brother's schoolbag, Nicole had a guess. But she couldn't guess it alone. She had to hear it from Jim.

Jim lowered his head, without saying a word.

"Say something!" Nicole gave him a hard push.

"Sis, I'm not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing. Just leave me alone!" Grabbing his schoolbag from Nicole's hand, Jim got into his room and closed the door.

Nicole rushed over and stopped when her hand was about to touch the door.

If she and Jim quarreled at this time, their mother in the next room would be awakened. If their mother woke up, they couldn't sleep well tonight.

to you!" Nicole growled through the crack of the door. After a while, there was no movement

the living room,

she went to the kitchen door, she saw a bowl of rice on the

days, he must be still

dishes on a plate, took them to his bedroom and knocked

won't say anything right now. Eat

was still no movement.

asked him what he was thinking

food outside the door. I will go

the ground, went back to the living room and

on the sofa in the living room and stared at

half an hour later, the door slightly opened.

became wider, his younger brother appeared behind the door. He hesitated for a while as if he was lost in thought for a while before he took the food into the room and closed

wanted to educate her brother, but she didn't want

he didn't have a good meal outside. It would be

back to her room that night.

arms around her knees and

a slight sound. Nicole didn't sleep well and woke

eyes, she saw his brother sneaking out of the room,

are you going?" Nicole suddenly spoke.

stood still. After a long while, he turned his head slowly and looked at Nicole who was sitting on the sofa.

are you going?" Nicole stood up and walked to him.

at his feet without

bedroom, opened the door and went out with

the teleportation light was on.

me the truth. Where have you been these days since you didn't go to school?" Nicole raised her voice outside the door, which

a word,

minutes of stalemate, Jim

don't want to go back

made Nicole almost black out.

want to go to school? Someone at your school bullied you? Or is there