*Buzzzzz! Buzzzzz!*

I recognized that annoying buzz anywhere and used my free hand to swat away the flies circling my head. Opening my bleary eyes, I saw one of my siblings was nestled into my arms. Her little hands were clutching strands of my hair, and despite being four years-old, she was incredibly small.

“CECIL!?”

It was a nail hammered into my skull, piercing every nerve of mine and sending my body into alarm. My sister felt it too and opened her eyes in ...