Chapter 2 I remembered last month, when some girls cornered me in a school bathroom stall. They poured cold water over my head and drew ugly patterns on my face with lipstick. "Ugly freak! Nerd!" Their laughter was sharp and piercing. "You depressive maniac!" "Your sister has depression, and you're just a psycho with a dead face!" When I got home, Mom smelled the strange odor and frowned. "What's that smell? Go wash up, quickly. Lyra is sensitive to smells." I hid in my room and cried for a long time. But when Mom knocked and asked what was wrong, I just wiped my tears and said, "It's fine.' Because I knew if I told my family I was being bullied, my sister would have an emotional meltdown over "family discord." "Lyra cannot be stimulated, or her life could be in danger!" The wolf doctor's words were like a curse placed upon our entire family. Darkness gradually enveloped my vision. I heard Dad on the phone. "...Yes, Lyra had another episode. Okay, we'll bring her to the hospital right away." Hurried footsteps passed by me. No one stopped to see why I was so quiet. "Claire, go get Lyra's medicine!" Mom ordered without turning her head. I wanted to answer, but my lips could no longer move. "Pretending again. Let's see how long you can keep this up!" Dad said angrily. My last conscious thought drifted to that day outside the art room-I had packed up all my paints and brushes and locked them away in a storage cabinet. "Why are you giving up?" the art teacher asked, surprised. "You're my most talented student!" "The smell of the paint gives my sister headaches," I said, head bowed, not daring to meet the teacher's disappointed eyes. "The doctor said her condition requires a quiet environment." The wail of an ambulance siren grew closer. I heard Mom exclaim, "Lyra! Hang on! The doctor is coming!" A flurry of chaotic footsteps sounded, and the door was flung open. The smell of my blood in the room dissipated slightly. Chapter 2 "Where's the patient?" a strange male voice asked *Over here! Quick! My daughter can't take it!" Dad answered urgently. How I wished someone would look down, would discover that there was another daughter lying on the floor, bleeding, waiting for rescae The paramedics went straight to the sofa, carefully lifting my struggling sister. No one noticed me, equally injured and in pain, lying in the corner. *Patients with brain hemorrhages can't wait..." Those were the last words I heard before the world plunged into eternal darkness. The whole world was a flurry of activity. Dad, hovering near the paramedics, shielded my screaming sister as they rushed out the door. Mom followed close behind, clutching a medicine bottle. No one looked back at the eldest daughter forgotten in the corner of the living room, the blood from the back of her head already congealed, her face pale. "Hurry! The ambulance is waiting!" Dad's voice was full of anxiety. Mom suddenly stopped and looked back. "Where's Claire?" "Don't worry about her! Lyra is more important!" Dad snapped sharply, carrying my sister down the stairs. Mom hesitated for a moment, then finally ran out after them. The door slammed shut with a bang that rattled the family portrait on the wall. The sound of the shattering glass echoed through the empty apartment. In that photo, my sister stood in the middle, Mom and Dad hugging her on either side, their smiles bright. I stood at the very edge, like an accidental intruder, completely out of place. Suddenly, a phone rang in the bedroom. The screen showed an incoming call from my homeroom teacher, Ms. Green. As no one answered, the call went to voicemail, "Excuse me, is this the parent of Claire Campbell? Claire was absent from school today without notifying us. Is she sick? Please reply as soon as possible." Sunlight streamed through the curtains onto my desk, where today's textbooks were neatly arranged. I had planned to buy the newly released art book after school. 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