Ep 3

He entered the bathroom with a grin. He had a mischievous idea in mind. He intentionally turned the cold water tap instead of the hot, just to irritate his sister. But what he didn’t know was that she already knew he was going to do something.

He shouted loudly, "Mini, the water is so cold! I'm freezing!"

Mini sighed and entered the bathroom. She saw her brother smiling to himself, so she picked up a mug full of cold water and spilled it on him. He immediately started shivering.

"Now it looks like you're *really* feeling cold," she said sarcastically.

He turned around, shouting, "Mini, why did you do that?"

She laughed and replied, "Weren't you going to do the same?" She turned on the hot water tap and added, "Now stop messing around and take a proper bath."

She was about to say more, but her brother interrupted, "I'll do it! You go now," while pushing her out of the bathroom.

She smiled and walked out. Suddenly, a thunderclap echoed outside, making her flinch. She went toward the window and stretched her hand outside. Water droplets started falling on her hand. She smiled, looking up at the sky, and put her other hand outside to enjoy the rain and the cool breeze. This made her shiver. The wind grew stronger, and the rain began to fall more heavily. She quickly shut the window as the rain was starting to come inside, making the room wet.

She went to the hall and tidied up the area. It didn’t take much time as it wasn’t too messy, just a few things scattered around. Then, she noticed her brother’s bag inside the room and went through it. She took out all the books since the bag was a bit wet on the outside and had a few specks of mud on it. She grabbed a cleaning cloth, dampened it, and wiped away the mud. After cleaning, she placed the bag under the fan to dry.

Looking at her own bag, she remembered something. She took out a leaf she had picked from the garden, along with a roll of tape from her pouch. She walked toward her wardrobe and pulled out a diary. Carefully, she taped the leaf on both sides and placed it inside the diary. She love nature, and collecting leaves had become her hobby. She had started doing it one month ago. This was a special habit for her. She wrote down today’s date and described the beautiful scene she had just witnessed, smiling as she wrote.

Her brother came out of the bathroom, rubbing his head dry with a towel.

"Mini, did you see something?" he asked.

She looked in his direction and smiled, nodding. He understood and sat on the bed, asking, "How was it?"

He noticed her eyes sparkling as she remembered the moment, and a genuine smile—rare for her—spread across her face. Seeing her happy made him smile too.

He pinched her hand, bringing her back to reality. She hissed in pain and frowned at him.

She flicked his forehead with her finger. He began rubbing his forehead.

With a smirk, she said, "Tit for tat."

He pushed her and began tickling her. She burst out laughing, trying to push him away but failing, as she was sensitive to tickling.

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