Ally quickly realized that she had basically moved up to the big sister position, and she hated it. She was the little sister, the baby sister of Essie by three years. Not the big sister of Essie. She looked at the older girl who she was laying on. Belly against belly and Essie giving her sibling cuddles, snuggles, and even a few kisses.
"Ally…My Ally…" Essie mumbled.
"Shh, I'm here Pesalline, Ally's here." Ally cooed reassuringly.
Essie let out a few whimpers and started to shiver. A kiss to her cheek was what calmed her down and smile. But that smile wasn't shared with Ally. Why can't she smile more when she's awake? Why? Why? Why is she sad? Ally thought. A new whimper from her big sister is heard and Ally realized that she was holding Essie too tight. Green eyes opened and they found Ally's red and green eyes.
"Ally?" Essie asked.
Her sister's head is quickly buried under her head and sobs soon escaped her lips. Essie holds onto her and she sits up while keeping Ally's head under hers.
"Ally, what's wrong sweetheart?" Essie asked.
"I…I…" Ally tried, but soon went back to sobbing.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Essie asks again.
"I hurt you sissy! I hurt you! I got angry at myself because I can't figure out why you're sad." Ally answered. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Essie's heart broke even more at the sight of her baby sister crying. Ally didn't hurt Essie, Essie hurt Ally. She hurt her baby sister, something she promised that she would never do shortly after Ally was born.
"Allyayah, look at me." No movement is made from the younger and shorter child. "Sweetheart look at sissy, please." Essie pleaded and Ally did just that.
"You didn't hurt me." Essie told Ally.
"But you were whispering sissy! I heard it!" Ally objected.
Ally feels her head being suddenly moved. Both sister's foreheads are pressed against each other and they're staring into each other's eyes.
"Allyayah Francesca Peepers, you listen to me and you listen to me right now." Essie said, her voice stern and losing the soft and comforting voice from earlier. A voice that Ally liked to call her "Mom voice."
"You did not hurt me, I'm fine." Essie said. "Now, I want you to repeat that."
"I didn't hurt you."
"Again."
"I didn't hurt you."
"Again."
"I didn't hurt you." Ally tears up even more and she slumps to Essie's chest.
"I didn't hurt you, I didn't hurt you, I didn't hurt you, I didn't hurt you!"
More sobs leave the youngest of the two. Essie lets her own tears fall and they mix with Ally's. Ally's head is lifted back up so she can look at Essie once again. And for the first time today, Essie smiled. She smiled because she let her baby sister not blame herself. Essie lays back down on her back and their bellies are back against each other.
"I love you, Essie." Ally tells her big sister with a yawn following soon after.
"Love ya too, baby sis." Essie tells her back and yawns too.
After a few minutes of cuddling and snuggling each other, both girls fall asleep. Neither of them realizing a certain spider that belonged to their papa owned had made Ally's back his bed for his afternoon nap.