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Dimitri

"What are you thinking of brother?" Ellie asked as she came and sat next to me on the rock facing the lake. She was much shorter than I was, so her legs weren’t touching the ground. Instead, she swung them back and forth in the air. I used to make fun of Ellie’s height once. But now I was scared that she was all too grown up. I wanted her to remain small. But life didn’t work that way. She was in love. My little sister Ellie is in love with my best friend.

Ellie’s question reminded me of home. This was always our routine. She would find me deep in thought staring through my bedroom window and would ask me that exact question. Initially, it felt odd sharing my thoughts with her. But with time and lots of begging on Ellie's end, it became routine.

I always pretended to be annoyed when she would ask the question but low-key would wait patiently for her to come and ask me. Yes, I secretly started to enjoy our sessions. In a way they a