"Sister! Sister, are you okay?!" Emily's voice cracked with worry, her hands shaking as she reached for Olivia.
Only after Emily shook her did Olivia snap out of her daze. She didn't say anything to Emily, just stared at her with hollow eyes before sliding down against the door, curling up with her hands hugging her knees.
Seeing her sister like this, Emily's eyes welled up with tears. The memories came flooding back—memories of hiding in the closet daring not to breath, how her sister would sacrifice herself just to save her from their father's wrath. She remembered every bruise, every night Olivia had taken the worst of it so Emily could hide.
Tears started streaming down Emily's face. She knelt beside Olivia and hugged her tightly. Olivia didn't speak, her head lowered, nobody knowing what she was thinking. But seeing her sister crying beside her, she instinctively removed her hands from her knees and embraced Emily while stroking her head gently.
