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(Flashback)

Author's P.O.V.

"Don't worry, dolly, I will make you look moreeee beautifulllll. More beautiful than Aurora and Jasmine."  A six year old Olivia, is lovingly brushing her doll's hair, muttering some important things to her.

Mason is sitting behind her, trying to make spider man fly, across the dining room, making action noises as he flies his Spider-Man toy through the air, imagining heroic battles.

While, Ethan is busy playing clash of cans, Jack is looking at the screen with an amused and amazed eyes. 

"You are ready, dolly" Olivia says with a toothy grin, "Now, let's find your husband- ummm"

Her eyes widen as she eyes Mason. A smile forms on her little face as she jumps up and runs to Mason, her eyes bright with excitement. "Maseyy! Maseyy!" she calls out, clutching her doll. "Let’s marry my dolly to your Spider-Man!"

Mason scrunches his face in confusion and shakes his head vigorously. "No way, Liviee ! Spidey can't marry ! He's a superhero !"

Olivia frowns, "My dolly is also a superwoman, Masey"

Mason looks at the doll and narrows his eyes, "How many people have your dolly saved till date ?"

She scrunches her face, "What ?"

"Superhero saves people and your dolly is not saving people's lives so she is not superwoman." Mason declares.

Olivia glares at him, "You are meany"

"I am just saying truth" He shrugs and again mind his business.

Ethan secretly smiles hearing their conversation.

It's cute hearing both toddlers talking about saving the world with utter seriousness.

"Maseyyy, pleaseeee, let's marry them" Olivia pouts, her little brows furrowing in determination. "They can be happy together ! Please, Masey ?" She clasps her hands together, pleading cutely.

Mason crosses his arms, standing firm. "Nope. Spidey fights bad guys. He doesn’t have time to get married."

Desperate to convince him, Olivia tries her secret weapon – her puppy dog eyes. She widens her eyes, making them as big and shiny as possible, hoping Mason will relent just like her other brothers.

But, Mason just laughs and smacks her head. "You look like a witch, like an Evil Queen, Liviee !"

That bought tears in little girl's eyes.

She drops her doll and runs towards her big brothers.

"Ethyyyy" She shrieks, hugging his legs.

"What happen, Livie ?" He says, his eyes fix on the screen.

"Masey called me Evil Queen" She sniffs, sadly.

Jack laugh at that.

She glares at him to which he just stuck his tongue out.

"Why ?" Ethan asks her.

"I don't know", she mumbles, keeping her head on his lap, "I just told him to let my dolly marry his spidey, but he is being meany."

"Liv, Toys don't marry" Jack laughs out loud.

Olivia scrunches her button nose and looks at him with a little frown, "Sshhh... If humans can marry, why not these toys ?"

Jack smirks, "But, toys can't give birth like humans, right ?"

"What ?" Olivia frown deepens.

Before, Jack could say anything, he receive a tight smack from Ethan on his head.

"You are only 11 years old... From where are you learning all these things ?" Ethan scolds him.

"Netflix" Jack grins.

"I will tell Will about this." Ethan mutters.

"Ethyyyy" Olivia, suddenly whinns, clutching his shirt.

Ethan picks her up on his lap, "What happens, Princess ? Why are you so sad ?"

She leans closer and kept her head on his chest and mumbles, "I want Dolly to marry his Spidey."

Jack raises an eyebrow, suppressing a laugh. "Why do you want to marry your doll to Spider-Man, Liv ?"

Olivia pouts, sadly, "I heard Mommy say that one day, I have to leave home and marry a guy. But I don’t want to leave ! So I thought... if my doll marries Spidey, then I can stay here forever."

Jack laughs out loud at his sister's stupidity while on another hand, Ethan's heart clenches at her innocence.

Why did their mother need to say all these things to a 6 year old girl ?

He leans closer and kiss her head.

"Mom was joking, Livie. You are not going to leave us, anytime soon. Neither you are going to marry anyone, right now. Stop thinking about that, okay ?" He cups her small face in his large hands.

Olivia nods her head, hugging him like a koala.

"Moreover Liv", Jack smirks with a mischief glint in his eyes, "If your doll will marry Spiderman, she will live here, not you."

Olivia's eyes widen.

Ethan groans, "Shut up, Jack"

Jack laughs and shrugs his shoulder nonchalantly.

"Don't listen to him, Livie, he is just dumb." Ethan hugs her closer to his chest.

She looks up from his chest, keeping her chin on it.

Unable to control her cuteness, Ethan pecks her cheeks, "You are fucking adorable."

"Me too", Mason yells from the place where he is busy playing. His eyes still fixed on his spider man, but they are sure that the little guy has his ears with them.

"Yes, you too" Ethan chuckles.

"Ethhyy, what if I will marry you ?" Her eyes slightly glisten with a light of hope.

Jack scrunches his nose, while Ethan laughs at that.

"You don't need to marry us to live here, princess. You are the princess of this house. No one can make you leave this house, Livie. I will always keep you with me, forever" Ethan smiles, again kissing her nose.

Olivia’s tears begin to dry, and she looks up at Ethan with hopeful eyes. "Really ? I can stay with you forever ?"

Ethan nods, smiling warmly. "Really. You’re our little sister, and we love you. We’ll always take care of you. I will always keep you with me."

A smile forms on her little face as she hugs him tightly.

"By the way, Livvv", Jack, slightly leans forward, "if you could marry any of us, who would it be ?"

Without missing a beat, Olivia replies with a cheeky smile, "Noah. He’s the most handsome."

Ethan immediately pulls back, "Woah, princess ! I thought I am the most handsome one."

He looks offended.

Olivia's eyes widen in shock, "N-No- I mean to say you are handsome. But, you are old. Noah is young and the most handsome."

Ethan gasps, "You little rascal- did you just call me Old, huh ?"

He glares at her, faked and pokes her sides getting a chain of giggles from the certain little girl.

💭 Flashback Ends 💭

"Ethan"

Ethan looks at his wife.

"Hmm ?"

"What are you thinking ?"

He sighs, "Do you know, Soph, Once I told Olivia that I will always keep her with me. But I-"

He takes a deep breath, but keep quiet.

Sophia sighs.

"Ethan," she says softly, placing a comforting hand on his back. "You need to talk about this. Keeping it inside won’t help anyone."

He looks up, his eyes haunted. "I should’ve never left, Sophia. I abandoned Olivia when she needed me the most. I thought I was protecting you, but in doing so, I failed her. Our parents... they were cruel, and I just... I couldn’t handle it."

Sophia nods, understanding his pain. "I know, Ethan. I know it wasn’t easy. Neither for you, nor for that poor girl. A-At that time, we thought it was the best decision b-but-" She sighs.

"But- it wasn't, Soph. It wasn't. Olivia is suffering, and it’s partly because I wasn’t- we weren't there to support her." Ethan grits his teeth.

"If I had not left her that day, she would not have been alone today. Lucas would've thought 10 times before using her." He turns towards her, as his eyes glisten with tears, "H-He forced her, Sophia and she didn't even-"

His eyes harden, "What's use of being deputy chief if I can't give a justice to my sister only, Sophia. "

"Ethan", Sophia cups his face, "You are right, it's our fault that we left her. We shouldn’t have left her. But dwelling on the past won’t change anything. We can’t undo what’s been done, Ethan. What we can do is try to make things right now."

A tear rolls down from his face.

"She didn't come to us in her toughest time shows how much she hates us, Soph. H-How- do I f-fix this ?"

Sophia's heart clenches, seeing the desparation in his eyes.

"Who said, she hates you, Ethan ?" She asks, softly.

Ethan looks at her with tears in his eyes.

"She doesn’t hate you, Ethan. She’s hurt and confused, but she doesn’t hate you. Remember, Hate is the strong word. You need to have an honest conversation with her. Explain why we left, tell her how sorry you are, and most importantly, let her know you’re here for her now." She says softly.

Ethan takes a deep breath, feeling the weight of her words. "What if it’s too late ? What if she doesn’t forgive me ?"

Sophia takes his hand in hers, squeezing it reassuringly. "It’s never too late, Ethan. She’s your sister. She needs to hear from you, to understand that you still love her and want to be there for her. If she doesn't forgive you, then earn it, Ethan. You have to try. Don’t let fear stop you from doing the right thing."

Ethan gulps a lump, "You are right. I have to earn her forgiveness. I have to show her that how much I love her, that I am here for her, that I won't ever leave her alone now. Never again."

Sophia smiles softly, "That's the Ethan, I know. Brave and Honest. Go to her, Ethan. She needs you now more than ever."

He nods, squeezing her hand slightly, "Thank you Soph, I don't know what I’d do without you."

Sophia smiles softly, "No need to thank me, Ethan. This is not only your family and she is not only your sister. She is like a sister, a daughter to me. I love her as much as you do and trust me, it literally broke my heart seeing her so vulnerable. I-I- felt like it's m-my fault that s-she is going thr-"

Before she complete her sentence, Ethan pulls her in his arms.

"Don't Soph. It's our fault. And we will do everything in us to bring our old Olivia back. I promise, Soph, I will bring her older self back. I will earn her forgiveness." He mumbles in her hair, tightening his arms around her.

"You’d find a way, just like you always do. Now, go talk to your sister." Sophia says, pulling out from his hug.

Ethan leaves the room, his heart beating fast with a fear. He walks down the hallway towards Olivia’s room, each step bringing him closer to the moment of truth. As he reaches her door, he pauses, taking a deep breath to steady himself.

The door is ajar, and as he peers inside, he sees her lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in her thoughts.

His heart feels heavy. Heavy with sorry seeing her lost. The sight of her like this, so broken and disconnected, tears at his heart.

Gulping a lump, he gathers his courage, and knocks gently on the doorframe.

"Olivia," he calls softly, stepping inside.

Olivia turns her head to look at him for a brief moment, her eyes dull and expressionless, before she shifts her face the other side, clearly uninterested in engaging with him.

He felt a pang in his chest.

But he knows, he deserves it.

He sighs deeply, entering the room fully.

"How are you ?" he asks, his voice filled with genuine concern.

She doesn’t respond, her silence louder than any words.

Ethan sighs again, pulling a chair close to her bed and sitting down. He looks at her, the pain in his eyes evident.

"Olivia" He begins slowly with his voice coated with pain.

"I know, I made a mistake, we made a mistake and we are ready to earn your forgiveness, princess, please forgive me." His voice, cracking slightly.

Olivia doesn't respond, shattering Ethan's heart.

"I-I- know, it's not easy to forgive us, Olivia, but atleast you know, I am very sorry. I shouldn't've left you'all. I know I hurt you by leaving, and I’m so, so sorry. Please, say something atleast, Olivia. We can bear your hate, but can't bear your silence- please atleast say something- anything-"

Olivia looks at him in his eyes. Her eyes are empty. Her tears strained cheeks breaks his heart.

"What's there to say, Ethan ?" She replies slowly.

"Olivia, I know-"

"No Ethan, you don't. Your sorry can't fix anything. Your sorry can't give me my four years back, Ethan." Her eyes glisten with tears.

Ethan's eyes filled up but he remains silent.

"I-I- was a-alone, Ethan. Even knowing that I can't live without you all, you left me behind. I couldn't sleep at night. I had become accustomed to having you all around, Ethan." Her voice breaks as a tear rolls down from her face.

She harshly wipes her tears, "And now you are asking me to forgive you ? Four years, Ethan, I lived without you all for four years, and now suddenly, when I'm disabled, you are asking for my forgiveness ?"

Her voice becomes cold. Ethan looks down in regret.

She has every right to be angry on them.

"I don't need your pity, Ethan-"

"No Olivia," Ethan cuts her off in mid, "Say whatever you want but get that in your mind that this is not a pity. We love you. I love you. That's why I am here for forgiveness. I am not showing pity."

Olivia scoffs, "Love ? Are you sure that this is a love, Ethan ? If this is a love then, Where were you all this time ? Where were you when I actually needed this love ? How did this sudden change of heart happen... "

"I know Olivia, you won't believe me but please get that in your mind that we actually love you. It's not a pity, Olivia-"

"Talking behind someone's back is not a love, Ethan" Olivia grits her teeth.

He frowns. His eyebrows join together in confusion, "What ?"

"That day when your wife was talking about me with all of you, you didn't say anything. You all talked behind my back without thinking twice, and now you're asking me to forgive you ? No, Ethan, I can't do that. If you all are tired of me too, then put me in an orphanage, but don't expect me to forgive you all." Olivia looks at another side.

While, Ethan just freezes in his place.

"Olivia, it's totally upto you if you want to forgive me or not but, I just want to tell you that never say something like this ever again. No one is going to be tired of you. Never." He says, sternly. His voice leaves no room for any argument.

Olivia rolls her eyes but still didn't look at him. Her eyes still glisten with tears.

"And about that day, I don't know how much you've heard but I know that you misunderstood us. That day-"

💭 Flashback 💭

(Chapter 19 : Outburst)

"Ethan, I want to talk with you" Sophia suddenly says, coming inside the room.

Ethan looks up from his laptop, "What happened, Soph ?"

"I want to talk with everyone and it's urgent." She says, looking in his eyes.

He stands up from the couch, "Everyone means-"

"You, Haz and Will" She replies shortly.

Nodding his head, he immediately calls his brother and sister in law in his room.

"What happened, Soph ? Is everything ok ?" Hazel asks, worriedly.

"I want to talk to you guys" She again repeats the same thing.

"Then please say, Soph" Ethan says, softly.

"It's about Olivia" She states grabbing William's attention.

"What about her ?" He frowns.

"She thinks that you guys hate her. You guys are not talking with her. This isn't true, right ? I told her that this is not true but she is not ready to accept it. You guys should talk with her." She says, looking at everyone.

William stiffens unnoticeably.

"Ethan, she is still a little girl, she needs your guidance-"

"Soph, I know that you are concerned. But, Olivia is not a little girl anymore, she is bold and confident. She knows when to take a stand for herself and I know she can take care of herself."

Sophia narrows her eyes, "Ethan, she is just 16 year old. She is still a kid."

"Soph, Ethan is right. Even though she is 16 years old, she knows how to deal with people. She is strong enough to live in this world. And, she has Mom and Dad with her side, she doesn't need us." William grits his teeth.

Hazel keeps her hand on his shoulder and takes a step towards Sophia.

"But, Soph, what happened ? Did you talk with Olivia about something ?"

Sophia looks at Hazel and sighs, "Yes Haz, I told her that this is just a misunderstanding between them. She should interact with them. And then everything will be sorted-"

"She won't come" William declares.

Sophia narrows her eyes, "Why Will ? She will definitely come-"

"She shouldn't, Soph, she shouldn't. We all knows that how much she hates us. She literally don't care about any of us then why will she comes to us ?" Ethan says.

"Ethan, that's not right. She still loves you guys, this is just a misunderstanding-"

"No Soph, I don't know if you remember or not, we already warned her about Lucas and she told us that she doesn't care about our opinions. And if she doesn't care, then why should we ?" He argues.

Sophia looks at him in disbelief, "So you are saying that you don't care about her ?"

Ethan looks at another side, massaging his forehead, "Yes. I want her to see what's wrong and what's right but if she doesn't care about us, about our opinions, then, same goes to me. It's totally on her if she is trusting others over her own brothers."

Sophia clenches her jaw, "Actually you are right, Ethan. She is a fool."

Ethan snaps his head towards her.

"She believed me, too. She actually believed me. Your sister is definitely the most foolish person I've ever seen, Ethan."

Sophia laughs out loud.

William clenches his jaw.

"I mean anyone could take advantage of her. After all that fool sister of yours trust everyone so easily." She smirks and laughs.

"Enough Soph, what are you saying ? She can be a naive, but she is not foolish." Ethan grits his teeth.

"Oh really ? Just a minute ago, you said that you don't care about her and right now you are defending her ?" She smirks, raising her eyebrow.

"Sophia, please don't play with words. Say clearly, what do you want to say ?" Ethan, voices out his frustration.

Sophia sighs, "I just want to say that even if you are implying that you guys hate her but we all know that this is not true. You guys love her. So stop fucking pretending. Even you too, William. She is closest to you. You guys should talk with her. She is living in her delusion that everyone hate her. You guys are the only people, who could show her right path, because Mom and Dad are clearly failed at this job."

Ethan sighs, "Ok, we will talk with her only if she will come to us. Because, if we will go to her then she won't listen to us, just like last time. So, if she will come to us, I will talk with her. Ok ?"

A smile forms on her face, "Ok"

💭 Flashback Ends 💭

"You never came", he sighs, "but, now as I am thinking you came on wrong time."

A silence spreads across the room. Olivia's eyes slightly widen as she heard everything.

All this time, Sophia is trying to help her and she misunderstood her ?

"I know, Olivia that we made mistake. I am your big brother and it's my duty to show you right path if you are wrong. But, I decide to ignore you after you choose Lucas over us and that's my fault, Olivia. I promise, I will earn your forgiveness and that's for sure." Ethan stands up from his chair.

"Just one thing, that we are not going to be tired of you. You are going to live with us, forever." He ruffles her hair and left from there, leaving Olivia in her thoughts.

He is right. She actually choose Lucas over her own brothers.

But then again, it's their fault that they sowed hate in her heart for them.

"This is frustrating... I really want to forget all these things-"

Her phone rings, gaining her attention.

Seeing the familiar name, she immediately picks it up.

"Hello Mia"

"Yes, I want to meet you too. Can you please come over ?"

Meanwhile...

Lucas walks through the hallway. Since morning, he is feeling glares from people.

Even the peon of the college is giving him glares.

As he walks towards his locker room, he again felt the stares of disgust from every direction. He glares back at the public, but no one flinches.

Ignoring the judgmental eyes, he strides towards his locker. When he reaches it, his eyes widen in shock. The word 'Cheater' is scrawled across the locker door in red paint.

His widened eyes turns dark as he spins around, furiously, "WHO THE FUCK DID THIS ?"

The crowd around him erupts into a mix of laughter and disgusted mutters. Some students point and laugh openly, their faces alight with amusement at his misery, while others shake their heads in disgust.

Lucas's eyes dart wildly around, trying to identify the culprit among the sea of mocking faces, his fury as well as patience growing with each passing second.

"Fuckers" He mutters when he find no one particular.

He turns back to his locker, and yanks it open. As the door swings wide, a mechanical arm launches a punch straight into his face, knocking him to the ground.

"AHHH" He let out a surprise scream, clutching his jaw, eyes wide with shock. Inside the locker, an artificial punch set is rigged to deliver the blow.

The slow mockery laughs turn into a full fledged laughs. Each one present there started laughing on him.

Lucas, seething with rage and anger, scrambles to his feet and faces the crowd again.

"WHO DARES TO DO THIS ?" His eyes darken with anger, as he looks at the crowd with deadliest glare.

"I did"

Their heads snap towards the source of the voice.

Lucas clenches his jaw when he saw Mason leaning on the side fence there, with his hands in his pocket, chewing a gum, While Dylan was beside him with a smirk on his face.

Lucas grits his teeth, "YOU BASTARD, HOW DARE YOU TO KEEP THIS SHIT IN MY LOCKER ?"

Furiously, he pulls out the machine from his locker and throw it on the floor.

Mason smirks and stands straight, "You love my sister for reputation, right ? You already lose her, now it's time for your reputation."

"I. Will. Destroy. Your. Life. You bloody-" Lucas's glare intensifies, but as he steps forward, the crowd blocks his path, murmuring accusations of Cheater.

Frustrated and unable to vent his anger, he storms towards the parking lot.

But, his breath catches when he sees his car. His eyes widen like a saucer when he saw sees his white car.

His white Toyota Corolla is painted red, and the word 'Rapist' is scrawled across it.

Beads of sweat forms on his face when he read the letters written on his car, 'I am rapist' and 'I cheated on her'.

Before he can fully comprehend the situation, an egg smashes against his back.

His widened eyes, widen more in fear, when suddenly another egg smashes on his head. Then another. And another.

The crowd pelts him with eggs and spoiled tomatoes, their laughter and shouts of 'Cheater' filling the air.

Trying to sheild himself, Lucas screams on them, "I WILL FUCKING KILL EACH ONE OF YOU"

He makes a mad dash for his car, throws open the door, and dives inside, slamming it shut. Covered in egg yolk and tomato juice, he fumbles with the keys and finally starts the engine. Tires screeching, he speeds out of the campus, leaving behind the humiliation and rage.

To Be Continued...

Again late... Sorry 😅. Next chapter will be on time.

Anyways, I just want to tell you guys that in many younger sister books, you could've seen how younger sisters are always treated like a princess and with utmost care and love.

That's why they got habituated with the love and attention they get in their homes. So, when elder siblings left for their studies or for jobs, youngers suffers the most.

As an elder sister, I always tried to be with my younger brother and I am saying this to every elder sibling present here. Be with your younger siblings, guys. Your younger siblings will share everything with you if you guys are going to be there for them. Otherwise, they will feel alone and can choose wrong path, just like our Olivia.

And for younger siblings here, please talk with your elder siblings. They love you but they might be a little bit busy in their lives but trust me, they still love you, care for you and are going to be there for you no matter what !!!

Ok, enough for today... Will meet soon...

Spoiler : Suspicious of Mia, William and Olivia's interaction, William's anger, parents' punishment

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Published : 23 July 2024.

Total words : 4315 words 😁.