CHAPTER 1: BEST SISTER

"From now on, you are mine. You owe me your life and everything that you have right now. I can do whatever I want with you because you are none other than my pet," the man with the gaze of a devil said those words like a curse. A curse that cannot be broken no matter how hard she tries.

Amber balled her hands into fists. She wanted to complain and tell him that it's not true, but she can't. Because that is the reality. That has been the reality ever since she gave herself to him to save her beloved sister.

"Here's your order, ma'am. One Caramel Macchiato and one blueberry cheesecake," Amber smiled brightly as she served the customer's order.

"You look so happy today. Did something good happen?" Fatima Webler, a middle-aged woman who always visit their coffee shop asked with a smile on her face, too.

The smile on Amber's face widened even more. "I'm just happy because my sister got hired yesterday. She told me it's a big company."

"Really? That's great then! Maybe you wouldn't have to work here anymore. Oh, I'll be happy for you, but I will be sad not seeing you here anymore, too."

"Well, we can still see each other. Oh, and I still want to work. Besides, I don't want to be a burden to my sister."

"It's alright. For sure she knows how much you sacrificed for her. You even had to stop going to school just to be able to raise her."

Amber shook her head. "It's my responsibility as the older sister. We have no parents anymore."

"Amber!"

"Oh, I still need to server the other customers. Enjoy your food, Mrs. Webler!"

"Thanks, honey!"

Mrs. Webler is a regular customer who Amber got to be close to. She always visits their coffee shop since her husband died from heart attack. She said she always go there because it was the same coffee shop they had their first date at.

"So, your little sister Amelia is now working for a big company?! Does that mean you will finally leave us?" Riley, Amber's best friend said while pouting.

Amber shook her head while smiling. "Of course, not. I'm still young and I will stay here as long as I can."

"Oh, come on. I thought you wanted to go to a university like you've always dreamed of?"

Amber took a sip of her iced coffee before answering. "I still have to save money for that. I don't want to obligate Amelie to take all my responsibilities just because I want to go to university."

"You didn't go to university because you wanted her to finish studying first. I think it's just right for her to pay you off."

"Well, I did that because I want to. Not because I want her to pay me back someday."

"And that would be the reason why you will never get married. You never even had a boyfriend."

Amber just shook her head. "I would willingly grow old alone. Just seeing my sister happy is more than enough for me."

"Right. I forgot that you are the best sister in the whole world." Riley rolled her eyes.

Amber had always been the perfect sister for her younger sister, Amelie. Their parents died due to a car accident one week after Amelie was born. Since then, Amber played the role of a young parent for Amelie. She even had to accept jobs just so she could provide for her sister's needs.

She sacrificed her entire youth and her own happiness just so she could raise her sister.

"Amelie, what happened here?" she asked when she saw her sister sitting on the floor.

Amelie raised her head up to meet her sister's eyes. That was when Amber found out that she was crying. She immediately knelt down in front of her sister and hugged her tightly. "Amelie... Why are you crying? What happened? Did someone hurt you?"

"Ryan... He broke up with me..."

"What?!"

Ryan is Amelie's boyfriend for five months. Amber didn't really like the idea of her sister having a boyfriend, but she didn't want Amelie to think that she's being so overprotective towards her.

"He already went abroad with another woman... I should have known he only loved me because of money! After I gave him everything... This is what he's going to do to me?! I really hate him!"

"Shhh... Hush now... Everything will be alright. Maybe he's not the right man for you. You'll find someone, too..."

Seeing her sister miserable breaks Amber's heart. That is the last thing she would want to see. She continued consoling Amelie until she finally stopped crying.

She even cleaned up their house no matter how tired she was from work and made a soup for Amelie.

Surely, there is nothing she wouldn't do for her younger sister. When their parents died, she made a promise that she would do whatever it takes to raise Amelie and give her a good life.

Before she went to sleep, she stared at the flyer from the university she have always wanted to study at.

"Maybe I'll ask Amelie about it when she's finally feels better," she whispered to herself before putting that again inside the drawer and laying down on her bed.

Amber's dream is to become a successful business woman someday. She has always wanted to have her own coffee shop. She used to be envious of her friends achieving their dreams, but then she always convinces herself that she would be able to achieve all of her dreams someday, too.