Tales of Mitakihara: Episode II

“I’m home…”
Esther Rinju wipes her wet boots, took off her uniform coat and her scarf and unceremoniously dropped her school bag to the wooden floor. She would have to clean the mess she just mad up herself, evidently, but right now, she did not really mind. There were more important things to do.
“Alice can you bring me a towel, please? It’s pouring outside. I forgot my umbrella.”
Esther chuckled at her own forgetfulness. She knew her sister was listening. even though she didn’t hear her. Alice was never not lying on the couch watching TV whenever she returned home. While she took off her shoes, Esther heard a loud band, followed by a clattering sequence of footsteps resounding on the wooden floor. A few seconds later, a small, slim girl barged into the room, holding a pale yellow towel. She smiled upon seeing her sister and handed her the towel, smiling brightly. She looked rather awkward with her messy, boyish hair and the emerald eyes beaming through her bangs revealed a hint of tiredness.
Esther ruffled her sister’s hair. “There’s something in my bag for you. Front bag.” Alice kneeled down in front of the bag lying on the ground and greedily opened up the front bag while Esther walked out of the hall into the kitchen. She opened the fridge, taking out a bottle of milk and putting it to her lips.
“What… Is this?”
Alice stood in the middle of the living room, holding a virginal white envelope in her hand. Her eyes shot lightning.
“That’s not your gift, Alice. Sorry.”
“I know it’s not… I’m asking you what this is…”
“You know what that is. I’m in high school now, you know?”
Esther tried to force a grin, even though she knew Alice wasn’t having a laugh.
“… You don’t need this.”
“Alice, that is my letter. It’s none of your business.”
“Who gave you this?”
“I don't know. It was in my shoe locker. Give it back.”
“…”
“Alice. I haven’t even read it yet. This is none of your business.”
She walked up to Alice and reaches out an opened hand, urging Alice to give the letter back.
“You don’t need this.”
“I’ve heard that already. You don’t need to need something to want it. Give it back.”
Alice glared and held the letter in front of her.
“Just forget about other people…”
“Alice.”
With one smooth motion, Alice ripped the letter in half.
“For this once… For this once, this first time I feel like someone cares about me, you… You just destroy it.”
“But I care a-“
Esther interrupted her sister.
“I don’t want to hear it, Alice.”
She turned around and headed into the hallway leading to her bedroom.
“Good night.”
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