Sylvia's POV:

"Why?" I was curious to hear her answer.

Alva propped her chin in the palm of her hand and looked a little depressed. "I don't know why. But my brother never comes to see me on this day every month."

"Didn't your brother tell you why?" I asked in confusion.

"He refused to tell me because I'm a kid." Alva snorted.

I couldn't help but laugh at that. "Your brother is also a kid."

"But my brother is taller than me." Alva countered, resting her arms on her hips. "I've eaten so many onions but haven't grown even an inch taller." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Onions?"

onions. They are smelly. But my brother said that eating onions could

will be taller than your brother when you grow up." I sat beside her and grabbed her hand, gesturing a tentative height on the wall. "I guess you can grow this tall." Alva's eyes widened, and her jaw dropped in shock. "That tall? As tall as

with a smile.

tin box that had been peeled off. Then, she touched the place on the wall I had rested my finger and drew a horizontal line. "This is my second

with my brother," Alva replied earnestly. Then, she clenched her fist and patted her chest. "It will

will, Alva. That's my wish too." I

though some was too bizarre to

to her for a long time, but it was getting

had a few questions for Felix. I could tell he was avoiding us. If it was a deliberate effort, it would be

had

was happily eating candies. Just then, an idea

"Is this your phone number?" she asked quizzically. "Yes. When you see your brother next time, you can ask him to call me on this number." After a pause, I

"I will tell my brother. I will

my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Felix cared about Alva the most than anyone else. If he knew that I had discovered her existence, he would definitely

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