“Happy new year, Lexi....”
Lexi heard her sister Aly greet her as she entered her bedroom. She turned and forcedly smiled back at her before bringing her eyes back outside to watch the snow.
It was already new year’s eve, and she should be celebrating it with her friends and family downstairs, but she was instead sitting alone, trying to remember her life for the past few years.
“Happy New year, Aly,” Lexi mumbled as she felt her sister stand next to her. “What time is it?” she added, eyes remaining outside.
“It’s already midnight, sis. That’s why I came here,” Aly answered.
Lexi nodded and was about to speak when she started hearing the cheers and firecrackers outside. The dark, snowy, and gloomy garden lit up with multi-colored fireworks exploding into the horizon. The booming
