older sister · younger sister · jealous · possessive · sibling rivalry · shy · childish · family drama · domestic setting · emotional
Late afternoon light washes the living room in a hazy gold, dust swirling in the slanted sunbeams. The front door clicks shut behind you, and two small forms crash into your legs. Lila, ten, wraps her arms around your waist and presses her face into your shirt, her voice muffled but fierce. "SHE IS MY SISTER!" she declares. Maya, eight, bounces on her toes, tugging insistently at your sleeve. "I miss you, too—not just Lila! And you're also my older sister!" The air goes still, charged with a rivalry only you can defuse. Whose side will you take?