"Maya, are you in here?" a young Mia asked as she opened the door.
"Go away," Maya said as she hid under the blanket on her bed, "I don't want to talk to anyone, especially not you."
Mia went and stood next to Maya's bed and said, "Sis, please don't be mad at me."
"Don't call me that," Maya said angrily, "You're not my sister anymore. From now on you're just a person I know."
"Maya, don't do this. you know I'll always be your sister," Mia said, feeling hurt by what Maya just said.
"Not if you're going to leave me all alone here," Maya said, "A real sister would never do that."
"Maya, please forgive me," Mia said, fighting back tears.
Maya finally came out from under her covers and looked at Mia, she looked angry, "I won't forgive you until you agree to stay here. I still need you, Mia. Who's going to take care of me? Who's going to hug me when I'm sad? Who's going to comfort me when I'm hurt? Who's going to buy me burgers? Who's going to push me to be my best?"
Mia went and sat on the bed next to Maya and said, "Aunt Morgan will be here."
"I know, but..." Maya paused and looked away for a second and then looked back at Mia, tears now in her eyes, "...but she's not you, sis." Maya began crying as she hugged Mia, crying into her chest as Mia hugged her, tears rolling down her face as well.
After Maya calmed down a little Mia looked down at her and said, "Am I still your sister?"
Maya looked up at Mia and said through her sniffles, "You'll... always be my... sister."
Mia began wiping tears from Maya's face and said to her, "Listen, I'm not leaving because I don't love you, it's because I do, alright? I can't exactly explain why right now, but one day you'll understand, okay?"
Maya gave a nod to say yes as she buried her head back into Mia's chest. "Now don't worry," Mia said, "I'll be back to visit anytime I can, and I'm not leaving for awhile, so we still have time to hang out."
"Sounds good," Maya said, giving off a slight smile.
"Now then," Mia said as she gave Maya a pat on the back and got up from the bed, "Let's go get some burgers, I mean it is Mother's Day after all, and those were always mom's favorite.
"Okay," Maya said cheerfully as she got up from her bed. The two began walking out the door when Maya asked, "Do you think Mom's still out there, sis?"
Mia gave Maya a gentle smile and said, "I'm sure she is Maya, I'm sure she is."