Chapter 12. Asking Why

Emmi's POV

“Make sure he gets the message. Tell Bear I’ll get someone to find him and bring him to the checkpoint. He’ll collect Paul from there.” There is a short pause. Standing, I wait to see if he notices I am here. “Yeah, it needs to be done. But honestly, it will be so much easier after it happens.”

I move further into the room and shut the door, watching as he spins around to look at me.

“I need to go. I will get that message sent and have him found.” He hangs up, clearly sending a message. “What is it, Emmi?”

I walk further into the room and sit down. “Who am I to you, Jamie?” I look at him, waiting.

“My little sis, why?” He is looking at me like I’m crazy.

“I’m not your little sis though, I was born a good fifteen minutes before you. I want to know what you see me as.” Not what the world tells him he is.

“Your size, lack of adult personality, and actions deem me older. Either way, you’re still my sister.”

“You see me as your s