Prompt: "I feel like a six out of ten."
"I feel like a six out of ten." Anika's voice jolts Max out of his daydream. The usually bubbly and talkative thirteen-year-old girl has been closed off since they all had gotten home from school, a sure sign that something wasn't right.
"What do you mean by that? A six out of ten?"
Anika sighed softly as Max looked up from his textbook to study his little sister. Anika ran her fingers through her hair before responding to Max's question.
"It's just that you guys all have your own thing. Tess is book smart, you're street smart, Daniel's almost done with his cop training, Jenny and Sal are computer geniuses, Evie will eventually be the leader of the Relatives, Jake's definitely gonna be an artist and me? All I do is cause trouble and get in everyone's way. I'm a six out of ten, I'm barely above average. I'm barely scraping by."
With that, Anika began to softly cry as Max walked over to hug her.
"You are not a six out of ten 'Nika. You are so smart, just in different ways from the rest of is. You're the one who convinced Simon to listen to us, you're just as smart as me, hell maybe even smarter! Don't ever doubt yourself for a second ok?"
"Ok. Thanks, Max, you're pretty good at this big brother thing."
Anika smiled as Max's cheeks slowly started to redden. "Yeah. I guess I am kiddo." Max replied hugging Anika tighter.
A/N: Max and Anika definitely have a special bond in my mind. They love each other and are definitely close friends.