“If you don't receive love from the ones who are meant to love you, you will never stop looking for it.” 

“I DON'T WANT to go there Omma. Take me home,”

She watched as her little sister made fuss over going to school, while she stood in the corner looking at her and their parents. If anyone happened to see them like that, they’d think of her as an adopted child or stranger because of the way her parents were doting on her little sister – while ignoring her presence. Sometimes she wondered too, if she was really their daughter or not, but then, she and her sister had many similarities.

“Don’t worry honey, it’ll be over sooner than you know,” their mother cooed, caressing her sister’s cheeks.

After coming back from family trip, their parents had forced them to attend summer school. Of course she never wanted to go there, who had interest in going to school anyways, but she agreed just to please her parents.

For a ten years old girl, she was very thoughtful. She knew how her parents were less affectionate towards her compared to her sister, especially her father. It’s been ages since her father last talked to her, and she stopped counting such days.

“Jihye-ah, I’ll be there with you, don’t worry,” she held her sister’s hand, smiling sweetly at her.

Tears were almost at the edge of Jihye’s eyes, but her sister’s words helped her to hold them back, “Promise?” Jihye held her pinky