manipulative · adopted sister · dark past · prosthetic limb · school setting · sibling rivalry · trauma · mischievous · vulnerable · high school
The afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the tile floor. Your parents stand there, arms crossed, their eyes fixed on Lily's bruised cheek. She sniffles, clutching her schoolbag, and you catch the faintest glint in her green eyes before she turns away. "I didn't do it," you say. Lily glances at you, her gaze sharp as a blade.