My sister had been my bestfriend for 5 years already but what I'm looking at right now breaks heart into pieces. "Hey little sis come here", my sister said."Why are you crying?"."Ellie, are you leaving us? Are you gonna abandon me?", I can't stop crying now that I saw my big sis so pale and thin. Her voice was getting softer and softer until she was just whispering into my ears.

"Sorry if I can't attend your eighth birthday. I don't want to leave you but I have to, so be a good girl, okay? Promise me Liz.", that's the last thing she said.

"Of course, I promise you".

After the funeral

    Dad leaves us and lives with her stress while Mom always leaves the house and comes home late. Ever since then she always drinks alcohol. I learned to live independently. In order to have financial support I worked as a newspaper deliverer. But sometimes I can't have a meal cause my mom steals my money and spend it on alcohol instead of food. I worked harder and harder. Every morning I deliver newspapers to different houses and every weekend I help Aunt Betty to sell some of her bread in her bakery.

    Aunt Betty is the only one who cares about me even though we don't have any blood relations. She took me as her assistant to support me with my schooling. Uncle Joe, Aunt Betty's brother and my boss in delivering newspapers was very strict with me but never deducts my salary even though I made tons of disasters. He always adds my salary half of his to help me with my daily living.

    This had been my life for 7years, ever since my sister died.

    The sound of the door opening stops me from thinking about my life. I ran downstairs to take a quick check. "Mom?", I call out while walking towards the kitchen. "Don't call me Mom you freak! It so disgusting!", she scowled at me then get another bottle of beer in the fridge disregarding her super drunk state. She's now currently leaning at the counter and starts drinking beer like crazy.

     I slowly gulped, "Mom you're already drunk. Let me help you go to your room for a sleep. Shall we?". I started to get close to her in an attempt to help her.

    "No way!! Don't you ******* touch me with that dirty hands of yours. You're the reason I'm like this. You're the reason why our family is like this. Is this what you wanted?! You killed your own sister and now you're in front of me acting like Mother Theresa who's now telling me what to do. You are nothing but a bad luck! ".

     I tried to get close to her once again but before I succeed with my mission, a loud shattering sound of glasses emitted. I froze on my spot as I looked at the broken glasses. I can smell the scent of the beer on me. My vision is starting to get blurry as I can feel a fluid streaming down to my face. My breathing had become abnormal. I looked at my mom who was now shocked at what just happened. She keep her gaze on the broken glasses on the floor. I feel weak and dizzy.

    "M-Mom?", I started calling out, hoping to get her attention and help but instead she looked at me with a grimace expression and walked away.

    A tear escapes as I softly sob until I completely loss conciousness.

I slowly opened my eyes and was immediately hurt by the light.  There's someone sitting beside me. Is it Mom? So she still cares about me. After blaming me for my sister's death and my father's affair for how many years, and yet she still cared about me. I gently hold her hands and ask, "Mom, is it really you?"

Then I realized this hand is softer and healthier than my mom's hand.

"So it's just my imagination." I silently laugh sadly at myself, and without noticing, my tears drop slowly, one by one. My chest hurts. It's hard for me to breathe. My head gets heavier and heavier, and my world is spinning non-stop. What's happening to me?

"Y-your n-n-not my m mom...", I keep whispering these words over and over.

Then the woman sitting beside me woke up and looked at me. With worry and teary eyes, she quickly stood and ran out of my room without saying anything. After about five minutes, a doctor ran towards me, out of breath, quickly checked my condition, and injected me with something. Not long after that, I passed out.

I woke up in my room like nothing had happened. I slowly stand, going to my bathroom. My head still hurts. Is it really just a dream? After taking a quick shower...

Klang!!!!

There's someone in the kitchen. Is it Mom? I quickly ran down the kitchen and...

"Look what you made!" It's a mess! Why do you keep messing around? I'm sure if she's still alive, she's going to laugh at you and call you stupid…", the woman who stayed beside me when I was hospitalized said.  "You startled me by being creepy and always watching me in the back without saying anything. ", the boy argued.

Why are they here? " Aunt Su, Zach? W-what are you doing here?" I asked them, and they looked at me with a surprised look. Then she hit his head and...

"Look what you've done!  You wake little Liz from your mess!!.", she shouted to him before walking closer to me."

"Are you okay, dear? Are you hurt? How's your head?", she asked me.

"I'm okay, auntie." I smiled at her. " Don't call me Auntie. Just call me Mommy," she smiled at me. And my gaze turns to Zach.  Actually, he is my brother-in-law. He's my sister's husband.

"Umm..Aun-no Mommy?", I unsurely said.

"Oh yes, dear?", she asked with her expecting eyes, while Zach just continued to prepare breakfast.

"Where's mom?", I asked with a serious look. "Dear a-actually, she's... Ummm...", she's very unsure and nervous.

"She's--", " We sent her at the rehab," Zach said coldly.

"Zach, we already talked about this!", Aunt Su shouted.

"Mom, she has the right to know the truth. Are we just going to hide it from her? It's better to be hurt by the truth than comforted by lies," he explained.

He's right. It will bring more pain if they cover me with lies. Even if they do it to protect me, the outcome will be worse.

"But you're doing it the wrong way!" Aunt Su said.

"Aunt Su it's okay. Zach has a point. Thank you. I... I just want some air and time alone. Don't worry, I'll be back before lunch.", I bitterly said it without looking at them. I'm scared they'll see my eyes, and I'm currently trying hard not to release any of my tears. I don't want them to worry about me.

Chapter 3

Elizabeth's pov.

I'm not sure where to go. I just want to go to a quiet place where I can live in peace. With tha dark sky,noisy environment and sad scenes, my world is a pitch black hanging witn only one thread.

I miss my sister. If I can just go back to time, maybe I can help her. Maybe she's still alive if I didn't became so selfish.

Walking at the streets and I accidentally bump to someone.

" Hey watch it.Are you blind?", a girl shouted at me which gathered everyone's attention. I keep my head low to hide my face. " Are you going to apologise to me or what?", she shouted once again. Oh how I want to go out of this place. " Sorry", I said and trying to get away from there as soon as possible. I tried to walk fast but then bump into another man. I tried to run away but the girl was very good in running.

" Hey bitch where are you going!!", she shouted and pulls my hair back and slap me in the face."Oh no Ms Xilian is so scary if she's offended.", one of the boy in my back whispers... I'm doomed. What should I do...

Zach's pov...

Thankfully my mom's temper calmed down. I know I can hurt lil Liz from what I said and put her in deep deep pain but it is the right thing. Fortunately she understands my intention. I just want to take good care of her.

"Hey Zach! The doctor just told me bout your mother-in-law's condition.", my mom shouted from the living room. I quickly went downstairs and ask for it.

" The doctor said that the death of Alaisa must be one of the reasons of her depression. She said she was very guilty of what she had done to her before she died.", my mom said."Also the affair of his beloved husband makes it worst. That's how she became drug addict.",my mom continues." The reason why she always beat Elizabeth?" I ask her." She was blaming her. In her mind,the reason why Alaisa died is because of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was there when your fiance got accident."... I don't know what to say anymore. After she died I became cold and distant to everyone. After her funeral I tried to find lil Liz to talk to her. But after five months I still dont have any news about her.

I want to protect lil Liz. The promise I had to her, I have to look and take good care of her lovely younger sister,Liz... She already know that her younger sister will suffer from the beat of her own mother when she's gone.

"Hey,Zach... Zach.. Zach!!!", my mom snaps me from my deep thoughts.

"Zach, Im worried about Liz. She said she'll be back before lunch but it's already 12:00 and yet she's still not here.", my mom said with her worry eyes.

"Mom did you call her?","Yeah... But she's not answering her calls. Please Zach can you go after her. I'm worried. What if in her way home,she got some argument or something."

"Mom, maybe your just overthinking", I said out of nowhere. My mom suddenly became fierce and look at me with a sharp scary eyes and hit my head." If you love your mother you better obey me."... Then she just walk away like nothing happened. Really mom...