Axel exhales, "You are correct, it will pay off in the end."

"Is that all? I might be behind in this sister role, but I am here, Axel. If there is something on your mind and you feel like discussing it..."

"Yeah... I can handle the other stuff, I do not want to weigh you down," he replies with a smirk, adding, "Big sister."

"Oh, puhlease... Big sister? I am just a year older than you."

"It counts, it really does," he remarks with a grin.

This is the first ...