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.

Nicole growled through the crack of the door. After a while, there

and forth in the living room, just like

went to the kitchen door, she saw a bowl of rice on the

days, he must be still hungry now.

and dishes on a

anything right

still

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

I will go to bed

care for her younger brother prevailed. Nicole put the plate on the ground, went back to the living room and turned off

sleep, she sat on the sofa in the living room and stared at the door of her brother's

hour later, the

hesitated for a while as if he was lost in thought

sighed with relief. She wanted to educate her

when she realized that he didn't have a good meal outside. It would be bad

to her room that night.

her arms around her knees and soon fell asleep.

sound. Nicole

moment she opened her eyes, she saw his brother sneaking out of

going?" Nicole suddenly

stood still. After a long while, he turned his head slowly and looked at Nicole who

so early. Where are you going?" Nicole stood

at his feet without saying

towards her mother's bedroom, opened the

the

the truth. Where have you been these days since you didn't go to school?" Nicole raised her voice outside the door,

a word,

minutes of stalemate, Jim spoke.

want to

Nicole almost black

at your school bullied you? Or is there something