Ep 2

She arrived home and looked around, noticing that no one was there to welcome her as usual. Used to this, she shrugged off her emotions. The house was messy, with things scattered everywhere, but she wasn’t in the mood to clean up. She barged into her room, put her bag on the bed, let her hair down, and lay on the bed on her back. Staring at the ceiling for a while, she ignored the growling of her stomach and changed her position. Hugging a pillow over her head, she snuggled her face into it.

Despite her growing hunger, she didn’t want to get up. But eventually, she did. She went to the bathroom to freshen up, coming out while wiping her face with a towel. She didn’t have many clothes, but she had enough to wear something different every day of the week and wash them to wear again. She changed out of her school dress into normal attire, combed her hair, and rolled it into a bun.

She went to the kitchen to look for food. The sink was full of utensils, but she ignored it. The fridge had only some bread, a few tomatoes, a cucumber, milk, cream, and a few bottles of water.

She took some ingredients out of the fridge. After opening the valve on the gas cylinder and turning on the stove, she placed a pan on it. She put some butter in the pan and toasted two slices of bread on each side, making two sandwiches with cream in between. She turned off the stove and the gas valve, then put her sandwiches and hot milk on a tray and took it toward her room.

Just as she was about to leave, she heard the door knob turning and saw her little brother, who looked like a mischievous pig trying not to get caught. She chuckled but then gave him a stern side-eye, which made him look scared, even though he tried not to show it. Admiring his cuteness, she put her tray on the table and placed a coaster on the cup of milk to keep it warm.

She walked toward her brother with a glare and an annoyed expression, her right hand raised in a mock threat, which made him close his eyes instinctively. When nothing happened, he opened his eyes to find her gently touching his shoulder. She took his bag from him and told him to go straight to their room for a warm bath due to the cold weather, so he wouldn’t catch a fever. He headed toward her room, but, but smell of butter caught his attention. His eyes landed on the toast, and he licked his lips as his stomach growled. A frown formed on his forehead, and he pouted. . His sister watched him closely, smiling at his reaction. She tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to flinch and turn to face her. He smiled nervously before running to their room. She facepalmed, took the tray, and followed him.

She grabbed some fresh clothes for him and called out loudly, instructing him not to take more than 15 minutes and to put his dirty clothes in the bucket for her to wash later. He responded with a cheeky "Okay, Your Highness," which made her smile as she sat down on the bed & put his clothes on the bed.

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