I leaned against the pier, looking out over the ocean as the sea breeze blew through my hair and shirt. I didn’t visit the ocean very often, and as I looked over the blue expanse, I was filled with a longing for a home I barely remembered. Somewhere, across all that water, was my first home and the place where my sister’s body was buried. I held her locket in my hand, trying to encourage her to speak, but the wood remained hard and silent.
‘…Sis?’ I tried to reach out to her with my thoughts but there was no response to my query, no subtle indication of my sister’s presence. I couldn’t help tightening my hold, sighing heavily as I forced myself to loosen my grip. It was my own fault that she didn’t have the power to answer me, and my heart twisted in my chest.
…Sis?I gently let my hand f
