Syro here. It's been months since the end of the school term and lately, my sister has been dissociating for some reason. One morning, I peeked into her room to see what she was doing. I was shocked. This girl has been painting a whole huge painting. Her room was filled with the scent of oil and paint. She was sleeping while sitting on a chair. With her head back, and her mouth wide open for snores, she was knocked out. I chuckled and took a picture. Something seemed wrong though. She always seems fixated sometimes but this time, she was able to finish a whole big painting for one night. Definitely, something's up.

Dinner came and Shalin was quiet. My parents seemed to be very concerned. They also knew something was bothering Shalin. When dinner ended, Mom asked me a favor. "Syro, would you mind checking on what's wrong with your sister? I know she would probably open to you more." That hit me, my sister trusted me so much. I needed to know what was bothering her. I went up to her room and knocked on her door. She shouted, "Come in." As I did, I saw she was cleaning her room up. She looked really sad. I acted a little cool and sat on her gaming chair.

"Soooo, what's up sis?" dang, did I really just say that? She might not even answer- "Just sad bro…" She answered. Now is my chance to ask, "Why?", Shalin answered with "CAUSE I'M SO DUMB." To sum it up, Shalin explained to me what has been bothering her. Apparently, during their reflection time, Shalin wanted to say that her crush changed her life. However, she felt pressured by her friends to not say her crush. So in the end she said her crush's best friend's name. Well, she that was dumb. I teased my sister with that. We had a few jokes. I even asked her if she wanted to play video games with me. We did. She was back to laughing. But still, I can't help but feel a bit mad. Mad that her friends told her that this so-called crush of hers didn't like her. I mean how could they break my sister's heart like that? Tsk, I hope next time she doesn't naively listen to those people. 

Weeks passed by, and my sister's morale seemed to be up once more. I decided to invite her to watch my favorite anime with me in the cinema. She was so excited. When we got to the mall, there were a lot of people. We were waiting in line to buy tickets when suddenly she held onto my arm tightly. "Syroo..." She said softly. "What?" I replied. "I need to-" Shalin was speaking so softly and held her stomach. OH NO. From the moment she held her stomach, I knew, this girl needed to fart or poop, or whatever she has going. However, I just know it won't end well. "You should go" I told Shalin. Sadly, it was too late, she farted. No noise. It was silent but everyone knew it was deadly. Everyone around us started to look around us. My sister's mortified look on her face, made me feel a little pity for her. Fine. So as your average brother protector, I acted like I was the one who farted. I apologized to everyone, while my sister managed to save her pretty face. After we bought tickets, I first went to the washroom. When I came back, my sister had bought something. She bought me my favorite chocolate, CitCats. She thanked me and then hugged me. Well, I guess I don't really mind taking the blame.