Crimson RainUpdated at Oct 17, 2025, 21:25
In the pouring rain, I was five. My nanny held me close, her arms warm, but not enough to chase away the unease curling in my chest. I was waiting for Momma and Papa, but they never came.Instead… It was Aunty Linda and Uncle Jason. Mom’s closest friends. They spoke quietly to my nanny, their words hushed and serious, but I didn’t understand. I just knew something felt wrong.I struggled, trying to break free from my nanny’s grasp. As soon as she put me down, I ran outside. The rain drenched me instantly, cold and heavy, but I didn’t care.My vision blurred. Was it the rain, or were those tears spilling down my face?I didn’t know yet that the world I knew had ended.Soon, Aunty Linda picked me up and brought me to their home. A new home, a new family… and a new brother.Aries was five years older than me. When I first met him, he was kind, protective, and always looking out for me. I clung to him like a lifeline, feeling safe for the first time since the accident.But everything changed when he turned fifteen. The warmth disappeared. The smile I loved vanished, replaced by something cold, distant… hostile.I missed the kind-hearted Aries I once knew. The brother I could trust. The one who had made the world feel safe again.