Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Damian had waited for three whole years before finally getting what he wanted—a little sister.

It wasn’t because he was overly eager for a sweet little sister. Instead, by some strange twist of fate, almost all the family members around him gave birth to little boys.

Two years ago, his Uncle Blake and Aunt Lisa had a baby boy named Ethan Winthrop. Last year, his Uncle Frank and Aunt Raquella had a baby boy named Liam Joneson. In addition to Cameron, that made a total of four boys.

Cameron was reserved, Ethan was aloof, and Liam was just a bundle of energy. To Damian, a cheerful and outgoing boy, they all seemed rather uninteresting. He wished for a gentle and cute little girl to follow behind him and call him ‘Damian’ in her adorable voice. Just the thought of it could make him smile.

Finally, this year, his godmother, Yelena, gave birth to a little girl named Alice Damazio. He was genuinely overjoyed to have a little sister after waiting for such a thing.

On the first day Alice was born, he held her and spun around, his happiness evident.

Soon, he even voluntarily took on the responsibility of taking care of her and became a sort of babysitter. Although he was only six years old, he was a natural at looking after her. Soon, he could care for her as skillfully as an experienced babysitter.

As he looked after her, he witnessed the moment she started learning to walk.

Most importantly, since he had been caring for her so often, her first spoken word was ‘Damian’. This made him incredibly happy. As a result, he couldn’t bear to let go of her.

Alice’s eyes were round and shiny like grapes, making her look utterly adorable.

“From today onward, you’re my most important little sister. If anyone dares to bully you, I won’t let them get away with it.”

The name ‘Alice’ meant noble and demure. Unfortunately, she was nothing like that. However, he didn’t mind it at all. After all, she was his little sister. Even if she was unruly and domineering, he would be more than happy to take care of her.

start elementary school. On her first day, Damian enthusiastically

time, he had just entered middle school and looked intimidating. He stood at the entrance of Alice’s classroom, exuding an intimidating aura that made everyone around him

him. “Alice is my sister. If any of you dare to bully her, you’ll be defying me. I’m

he said, they got the message that the cute girl with two ponytails was being protected by someone fierce.

the first-grade classroom. When he saw his little sister, whom he had pampered since she was little, standing

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small backpack hanging from Alice’s shoulder and reached out to rub her soft and fuzzy

letter,” she answered his question obediently, unaware that his expression had turned as dark as pitch when

“What? Where’s the letter?”

textbook in the bag. That boy gave it to me during class. I was shocked, so I

after hearing about it and read it from start to finish.

who didn’t know how to write. Most importantly, he couldn’t even spell the

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caught slightly off guard, she still answered Damian honestly, “It’s a boy in our class named Caleb. Oh, today is his turn

mentioned the name, he rushed back to her classroom like a gust

that, she felt as though she had caused

reached her classroom door, she saw him swinging his fist and fiercely aiming for Caleb’s face. “How dare you try your chances with my sister? Do you have a death

back at all, and Caleb was hit in the face. As a result, his face

first year of middle

sister. I didn’t do anything.

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