Chapter 24: Little Sister
"And now, my flower! To meet up with my dear friend!" He led her to a door on the left side, and opened it. Both entered inside the room. It was that for a child, beautifully decorated with toys on the ground, a small bed to fit at least a girl of nine or lower years of age. Only one window was broken out of the two, from which Andy could see another tree. "Little Sister, where are you?"
"Big Brother!!" The voice made Andy jump, it sudden childish but at the same time benevolent, in ghost terms at least. A young girl materialize in front of them, she was younger than Andy. From her size, the older girl guessed that she was only seven years of age. The girl was dressed in a beautiful light orange dress, and had curly blonde hair which was tied in a ponytail. On her hands, she held an old teddy bear that seemed to have better years. "Big Brother! You came! You came! And you brought the guest!" The young girl said, running around Andy, with a grin.
"Indeed, my flower, meet Ellie of Northward, the heir to the Northward fortune, or so she was…" Andy smiled, it seems that not even the huge stain of blood bothered her at all.
"Hello! My name is Little Sister, too! The master and the lady always call me like that! Even Big Brother here, too! What's your name?" Little Sister asked her.
"My name's Andrea, but everyone calls me Andy."
"Can I call you Andy, too? Mr. Bear and I really like that name!" Andy nodded.
"No problem."
"Yay!" Andrew smiled at the cheerful girl, then bowed again.
"Now, Little Sister, do you remember what you promised the master? About telling your story to our guest?"
"Yep. Mr. Bear kept on reminding me! Listen, please! It's my turn, now!" She sat down with Mr. Bear on her arms, the others did the same, and Andy was happy on taking another rest. "Okay…where do we begin? Oh! When papa bought the house! It was so pretty!"
"House?" Andy asked her.
"Yeah! It was huge, and pretty! But…a big angry fire burned it to the ground…my siblings never came out of the house with me and papa…"
"Oh, I'm sorry…"
"Don't be! Mr. Bear tells me that being sorry won't bring them back! But I like it here! I can play without getting tired!" Andrew and Andy laughed nervously, now, it wasn't a good idea to tell her that she was dead. "Fine…then…were to Mr. Bear, oh yes! Papa became friends with another woman, because mama, just like my siblings had left, and he married her! I was going to have a new mama!" Little Sister jumped, excitedly, then sat down. "But, my new mama, was a bit odd, too. She would always ignore me and pay attention to papa more…then one night, when I was getting ready to go to bed…my mama begins to hit me!" She shivered as she said that. "Then…something sharp and I was gone, too…" A small tear escaped her. "I miss them now," Such a poor child, it still loved her stepmother even after what she had done to her. "Sniff…I miss papa, too…."
"Don't get upset," Andy told her. "I bet you feel like you were at home, right?" The little girl quickly returned to her cheerful attitude, and smiled.
"Yes! The master is like a new papa!"