Dawn succumbed to the sunrise and Ellis remained sitting on her doorstep, waiting for a miracle. A miracle that would be her brother turning the corner and slowly walking towards her, already hunched with shoulders in anticipation of Ellis Barker's lecture on responsibility and punctuality. Ellis let the tears in the corners of her eyes flow as her mind showed her the familiar scene of her brothers.

Then the brown-haired girl wiped her face and stood up. Staying there was too ...