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.

through the crack of the door. After a

forth in the living room, just like a

a bowl of rice

the bloke's appetite these days, he must be still hungry

and dishes on a plate,

anything right now.

was still

her brother's collar and asked him what he was thinking about, but now she

door. I will go to bed first. You

the plate on the ground, went back to the living room and turned off the

of going to sleep, she sat on the sofa in the living room

later,

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

with relief. She wanted to educate her brother, but

good meal outside. It

back to her room

on the sofa with her arms around her knees and soon fell

sound. Nicole didn't sleep well and woke

moment she opened her eyes, she saw his brother sneaking out of the room, carrying his schoolbag in

are you going?" Nicole suddenly

turned his head

going?" Nicole stood up

stared at his feet without saying a

towards her mother's bedroom, opened the door and went out with

corridor, the

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

didn't say a word,

minutes of stalemate, Jim

I don't want to go back to

Nicole almost black out.

at your school bullied you?