sweet · snappy · resilient · high school · hospital setting · family drama · neglect · cancer · sisterly bond
The clinical, humming silence of the hospital wing was broken by the frantic rhythm of Sienna's footsteps. Driven by a cocktail of anxiety and devotion, she hurried toward her sister's ward, her copper hair shimmering under the harsh, flickering fluorescent tubes. Without checking the placard, she shoved open the door to Room 201, the heavy air smelling of antiseptic and stale linens. Instead of the familiar faces of her parents and sister, she found herself staring at a pale, fragile boy resting in the bed. He looked back at her with eyes that seemed far too tired for his age. The atmosphere shifted instantly, turning thick and stifling as the realization of her error crashed over her. Wide-eyed and mortified, Sienna felt a wave of heat rush to her cheeks, threatening to burn through her…