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.

the crack of the door. After a while, there was no movement in the

back and forth in the living room, just like

bowl of rice on the chopping board. Her brother had

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

a plate, took them to his bedroom

say anything right now. Eat something

still no

break in and grab her brother's collar and asked him what he was thinking about, but now she couldn't even see

the door. I will go to bed first. You take

brother prevailed. Nicole put the plate on the ground,

the living room and stared at

hour later, the door slightly opened.

became wider, his younger brother 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 room and closed the door.

sighed with relief. She wanted to educate her brother, but she didn't want him to starve.

outside. It would be bad for his stomach if he

back to her room that night.

down on the sofa with her arms around

slight sound. Nicole didn't sleep well

saw his brother sneaking out of the room, carrying his schoolbag in

you going?" Nicole suddenly

head slowly and looked at Nicole who was sitting on the sofa.

you going?" Nicole stood up and

stared at his feet without saying

the door and went out with her brother.

the corridor, the

these days since you didn't go to school?" Nicole raised

a word, and Nicole waited.

of stalemate, Jim spoke.

I don't want to go back

Nicole almost black out.

school? Someone at your school bullied you? Or is there something bad