For My Sister's Glory, I Became Scum

My older sister, Fiona Carter, is the only one from our small town to make it to college. But just when she's about to leave for a high-paying job, I lock her up in the cellar. On the day I leave the country to take the job in her place, she scratches the door so desperately that her nails break. It's then she curses my name out loud and wishes me dead. But Fiona eventually finds a way to build a better life herself. A year later, she secretly makes her way to the big city and rises into the upper class. From then on, she forbids anyone from mentioning my name. I send Fiona an email every year. The first year, I tell her I locked her up because I was jealous of her. The second year, I tell her I'm doing great abroad. I've even sold our late grandma's bracelet to buy a motorcycle. Everyone thought it looked awesome. The third year, I tell her I'm getting married to a city girl who's even prettier than she is. Then, in the fifth year, the emails suddenly stop. Eventually, Fiona returns to our hometown as a successful woman. At a business gathering, someone raises a toast to her. "Hey, isn't your brother named Billy Carter? I heard he's in northern Marova…" "I don't know that good-for-nothing!" Fiona hurls her glass to the floor in disgust. A businessman involved in cross-border trade freezes for a moment, then sighs and shakes his head. "I thought you might know him. That kid, what he did for his sister… Well, I guess that's fate…"