rtless with my legs cr

" I sh

still", Bea

ce gently pressed the war

my front. The wild cat of the group. My favourite fea

y. "She just loves to cry of pain after being dragge

t out a small laugh st

on and cheerful but someti

t even talking to

Anna turned to me, ge

g", Grace got up, walking b

some candy", she muttered

iling, "Hehehe...". Anna gri

t bandage over my shoulder, wit

s on", sh

, a year younger than Beatrice, but s

ll, who I was never sure of her age, calmly pic

nny lean body, as she ma

ak, nor interact with any of us. Although I hardly played with the others because of Sister

ed to Beatrice, Kate, Grace, and

Beatrice rubbed

lowly moved my eyes to the door

leave... Before she comes

l stay here till you get better!" A

her shocked,

's r

back to Beatrice

ice responded. "Yeah!" Gra

you all from staying close to me", I

o bans her from doing all that she does to

girls surprised and scared at

" Anna in

went out with to meet Mother Stella, and will defin

as I stared at t

that?" Beatrice

ople", Gra

ate nodded turn

ere for you now", Grace res

ood enough friends to prot

Grace poked her head out. Beatrice

, "But now we're not... Because we

bing my cheek. A tear slowly rolled on

was dragged down the stairs", Grace m

ce turned her h

Grace smile

g my eyes as I looked back

racing me in a warm hug. I couldn't help but burst into t

.

hers walked in with folde

id, adjusting the

eatrice tucked in my fres

the kitchen for food", Kate rolled her eyes at Grace. Grace

ed her blanket on my bed, with me standing r

inting a

tic bowl from under the blank

d at me. I slowly re

" I shot my hea

hastily. "Yeah, I found out where Mo

she ask?" Be

cause she knows how much I love food", Grac

d staring at us. My smile widen

ed into her ears. She ch

.

m. Beatrice had placed her mattress on my bed, with Anna's sheets, and Grace's bla

I sat on the edge of my b

e", they turne

ng over the blanket. An

ss on my forehe

"Are you sure you don't want to sleep on

tient here not me", she str

own. The rest got up one after the o

er as sisters. But since this was the first time I slept i

s and kisses, wishing

hing all of them with a

e's D

bbing the others' attention. They

Where is she?" One of

ound at the room with only ei

We called

stairs?" Another sai

" She r

d to the clock

Beatrice stood up, gr

l come with yo

" Anothe

me", the sec

e!" Th

ne is following me, I'm th

..." Kat

No

t officially the oldest..."

rice looked ove

nows Dianne's age... And she most likely might be older than you, both

trice narrow

e a point", Kate sa

ned back at

you most likely don't have full power to restrict us f

ongst the other girls wit

t's all go!" B

't wanna go..." Grace

he stress to prove Beatrice wasn't t

y brain, something most of you

t like the right thing

e, "We're all going and that's final!" I or

oze, exchan

in the silence, walki

d me and turned

all

her once more, then ba

appily, walking toward

u coming?"

th all seriousness, s

guys". She slowly sat back on her s

answer, gently pushing the r

aced the second lighted lamp at the centre of

y buried under the sheet.

, as we walked through the