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The Quiet Daughter Couldn’t Wait

The Quiet Daughter Couldn’t Wait

Short Story · Werewolf
By:  RosemaryCompleted
Language: English
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Bias

After Death

Remorse Family

Regret

Familial Bond

My younger sister’s wolf was unstable from birth. The pack healers called it frenzy sickness. Loud noises, blood scent, anger, fear, even a sudden shock could push her into a violent episode. So my whole life was put on silent mode. I could not laugh too loud. I could not cry where she could smell it. I could not even scream when I was hurt, because pain had a scent, too. My parents always held me with guilty eyes. “Nova, your sister’s wolf needs the whole family to stay calm. You are strong. You are steady. You can handle more than she can. Just this once, okay?” But “just this once” became my entire life. That day, I accidentally knocked over a tray of metal parts in my father’s forge. The crash echoed through the house. Iris screamed at once. Her eyes flashed red, and her claws tore through her palms. Father shoved me aside and rushed over to protect her; I hit the edge of the forge table so hard that something cracked deep beneath my ribs. There was no blood on my clothes. No wound they could see. I curled up on the cold floor and whispered, “Mom, it hurts.” My mother looked at me. For one second, I thought she would come. Then Iris screamed louder. Everyone ran to my sister. They thought the quiet daughter could wait. They did not know my broken rib had torn through my liver. They did not know I was bleeding where no one could see. By the time they finally remembered me, I had already died alone on the floor.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I lay on the cold floor. A dull pain spread from my side. Warm liquid moved inside my stomach. I could not see any blood, but something was breaking apart in my body.

"Nova, you…" The accusatory tone my father was about to adopt came to an abrupt halt.The accusatory tone my father was about to adopt came to an abrupt halt; he started to move toward me to help me up, but his attention was drawn away again by my younger sister's scream.

"She did it on purpose! She wants to kill me! Get her out! Get her out!"

In the main room, Iris was curled up on the couch. Her hands pressed against her ears. She let out a sharp scream.

My mother knelt beside her. She held Iris's hands down to stop her claws from growing. "It is okay. It is okay. Mama is here. No one is going to hurt you."

I tried to push myself up, but a sharp pain went through my stomach. I fell back down. The edges of my vision started to go dark. The darkness crept in slowly.

"Mom…" My voice came out so quiet I could barely hear it myself.

My mother turned her head and looked at me. Her lips moved like she wanted to say something. Iris screamed again, louder this time, mother and father quickly gathered her up and rushed to the treatment room.

No one looked back at me again.

My vision went blurry. My mind drifted to something that happened before.

That day I ran home with the first weapon I had ever finished on my own. It was a small knife. The edge was straight enough. My mentor said I had a gift.

"Mom, I finished it." I pushed the door open. Before I could say anything else, my mother saw the knife in my hand. Her face changed. She walked over fast and said, "Put that away. Do not let your sister see it."

She paused for a second, then added in a softer voice, "You know she cannot handle things like this. Sharp things, metal sounds. They set her off."

I stood at the door with the knife still in my hand. The smile on my face had already faded.

"But Mom, this is the first weapon I ever made by myself." My voice was shaking. "My mentor said I could keep learning."

My mother touched my hair and said, "You are the one who understands." Her voice was heavy with guilt and exhaustion. "Your sister's sickness takes all of us. You are strong. You are steady. You can carry a little more than she can. Right?"

I nodded and went back to my room. I never took that knife out again.

My pain was getting worse. My breathing was fast and shallow. White lights flashed at the edges of my sight.

"Mom… I really do not feel good." I reached my hand out.

My mother looked back at me again. Something moved in her eyes, like she was thinking about coming to me. "Nova, just hold on. Your sister needs me right now. She is…" Before she could finish, Iris screamed again. My mother's attention snapped away.

My father was already holding Iris, his voice low and steady. "Dad is here. It is okay."

No one looked at me anymore. My fingers curled against the floor, but there was nothing to hold onto.
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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
I lay on the cold floor. A dull pain spread from my side. Warm liquid moved inside my stomach. I could not see any blood, but something was breaking apart in my body."Nova, you…" The accusatory tone my father was about to adopt came to an abrupt halt.The accusatory tone my father was about to adopt came to an abrupt halt; he started to move toward me to help me up, but his attention was drawn away again by my younger sister's scream. "She did it on purpose! She wants to kill me! Get her out! Get her out!"In the main room, Iris was curled up on the couch. Her hands pressed against her ears. She let out a sharp scream. My mother knelt beside her. She held Iris's hands down to stop her claws from growing. "It is okay. It is okay. Mama is here. No one is going to hurt you."I tried to push myself up, but a sharp pain went through my stomach. I fell back down. The edges of my vision started to go dark. The darkness crept in slowly."Mom…" My voice came out so quiet I could barely hear i
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Chapter 2
I remembered the month before, when a few students from the training squad cornered me. They said I did not belong there because I came from outside. They threw my forging tools into a mud pit and cut up a wrist guard I had just finished."You think you can make weapons looking like that?" They laughed loud and sharp. "Your sister is a frenzy wolf. You probably carry the same broken blood.""Stay away from us. We do not want your sickness rubbing off."When I got home, my mother smelled the mud on my clothes. She brushed my sleeve with her hand. "What happened to you?" She stopped for a second, then said more quietly, "Go clean up. Your sister cannot stand that smell."I stayed in my room and turned the cut wrist guard over and over in my hands.Later my mother knocked on my door and asked me what was wrong. I opened my mouth, then closed it. In the end I just shook my head and said nothing. I knew that if I told my family I was being pushed out, my sister would lose control because th
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Chapter 3
I floated to the window and watched the medical vehicle drive away with its lights flashing. No one knew I was already gone.My phone lit up in my room. A message from my mentor. "Nova, you did not come to training today. Are you sick? Take care of yourself."Sunlight came through the high window and fell on my worktable. A half-finished design was still spread out there. I had planned to pick up new materials today. I did not need them anymore.My spirit followed my family to the medical center.In the treatment room, Iris was given a sedative and finally calmed down. The healer checked her eyes. "Just a stress spike. No real frenzy. She should be fine after a night of rest.""Thank the Moon." My mother fell into a chair and covered her face. My father put his hand on her shoulder and patted it twice. "It is okay. Iris will be fine."I stood in front of them and wanted to scream. "Look at me! I am dead! Your older daughter is dead!"But my voice could not reach the living world.A nur
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Chapter 4
My spirit jolted.Someone had finally found me.My father stumbled back to the hospital room door. His phone slipped from his hand. My mother looked up at him, her voice tired. "What is wrong?""The Guard..." My father's lips were trembling. "They said... they said something happened at the house."My mother froze. "What do you mean?""It is Nova!" My father's voice cracked. His knees buckled. "They said Nova has been dead for at least three hours..."My mother's hand gripped the back of the chair. Her lips moved but no sound came out. My father pulled out his phone and dialed the house number. It rang for a long time. No one answered."We need to go back," my father said, his voice hollow. "It must be a mistake..."They forgot about Iris in the hospital room. They rushed out the door.When they got home, the barrier tape was already up. A few neighbors stood at a distance, watching. A Guard stepped forward. "Are you Nova Vance's parents?"My mother grabbed his sleeve. "Where is my dau
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Chapter 5
"Today I was locked in the storage room again. They said I was worthless baggage. I did not fight back. I was afraid Iris would hear the noise...""My father sighed at me again today. He said I should not practice grinding near Iris. I really did not mean to... Sometimes I wish I was sick like Iris. Then they would hold me too."The last entry was from yesterday. Only one sentence. "So tired. If I disappear one day, will anyone even notice?"My father's knees hit the floor. The notebook slipped from his hands. His back bent like a hollow shell. My mother crawled over and picked it up. She read one page and broke down crying."What have we done..." My father's voice was shattered.The Guard watched in silence. He nodded to his colleague. "Mr. Vance, you are being detained on suspicion of negligent homicide."In the interview room, my father sat motionless. "Based on the scene and the healer's report, your daughter died from internal bleeding caused by blunt force trauma." The Guard push
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Chapter 6
"We need to talk about your other daughter." The Guard shifted topics. "According to training records, Iris does have frenzy sickness, but the frequency and severity of her episodes are within manageable limits. Why was your household so on edge?""Impossible!" My father cut him off. "Iris's condition is severe! The healer said she could lose control at any moment! We have to watch her around the clock!"The Guard slid a document across the table. "This is the latest evaluation for your younger daughter. In fact, her symptoms have been stable for quite some time under medication. Your older daughter, on the other hand..."My father took the document blankly. When he saw the words "Condition stable. Recommend gradual reduction of supervision," his pupils contracted. "This report is from last month," the Guard said flatly. "You never saw it?"My father's lips trembled. "Iris's primary healer always told us her condition was still dangerous...""Which healer?""The one at the central medi
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Chapter 7
"This is the medicine my sister gave me," Iris said, her voice soft and fragile. "She said it would help me feel better. But I had someone check it. It has sedatives in it."The Guard took the bottle. His expression darkened. My father was brought into another room. "Mr. Vance, your daughter has made some claims about your older daughter. I need to verify them with you."My father glanced at Iris. She threw herself into his arms, her voice shaking. "Dad, I am so scared. Sister she...""What?" My father held her tight, his brow furrowed. "What are you saying?""Dad, sister has been tormenting me." Iris buried her face in his chest, her shoulders heaving. "She did not learn forging because she liked it. She learned it to hurt me.""She knew the sound of metal would trigger my episodes. She would practice right next to me, over and over, as loud as she could.""She wanted to watch me break. She hated me. She wanted me to lose control completely and get locked away."My father's face went
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Chapter 8
"Maybe she did love me, deep down. She just hated me so much she could not control it."My parents were quiet for a long time. My father let out a slow breath. My mother pulled Iris a little closer. Only someone who had truly been hurt, they thought, could feel so torn. Love and hate. Fear and longing. They believed it.I watched my sister's performance and felt a coldness that went through my bones. The real problem was never her frenzy sickness. It was the story she had built around it, the story she had kept going until everyone believed it. She had soaked up all the attention, all the sympathy, all the "you have been through so much." I was just the stepping stone she used to get it.Word spread fast. At the training grounds, people said, "So that is what was really going on. The older sister was provoking the sick one the whole time.""She seemed so quiet. Turns out she was cruel.""I used to feel bad for her. Now it looks like she was the one doing the damage.""The younger siste
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Chapter 9
More people who had known me began to speak. The comments on Iris's posts no longer leaned so heavily in her favor. She was starting to panic.But what truly broke everything open was an unexpected find.In an old storage shed at the edge of the territory, someone clearing out discarded forging equipment found a memory card. It contained footage from a long time ago, recorded in Iris's own room. She must have forgotten to turn it off, or thought she had deleted it.The footage showed her alone. She smashed a cup, used a shard to cut her own hand, then ran out crying to find our parents. She sat on her bed and practiced her crying face in the mirror, trying three different expressions before she found the one that looked most convincing. She poured her suppressant down the sink and told our parents Nova had done it. She scratched marks into the wall and screamed, claiming Nova had set her off on purpose. Every piece of "evidence" had been made by her own hands.When the footage was conf
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Chapter 10
Her words peeled away the last layer of skin. My father looked at the daughter he no longer recognized. His lips moved several times before he could speak. "Iris... how did you become like this?""Nova gave up so much for you. Why did you do this to her?"Iris laughed coldly. "Gave up? She chose that herself. She hated me. She hated that I took your attention away from her.""She hated me, so why should I not hate her?""I did not kill her. She lost her balance and hit the table. What does that have to do with me?"My mother's hand slipped off my father's shoulder. She looked at Iris like she was seeing her face for the first time. She opened her mouth, closed it, and turned away.Iris was sent to the frenzy isolation facility. There, she found that no one believed her anymore. She tried to tell the guards that the other residents were hurting her. No one listened. She damaged the training equipment and tried to blame someone else. No one believed her. She even tried biting herself at
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