A Higher Purpose
When I was 14, my brother, Cole Maxwell, brought home an orphan girl, Jennifer Burke, to repay a debt of gratitude.
From that moment on, my life had always taken a backseat to hers.
After Jennifer falsely accused me of intending to ruin her reputation and forcing her to commit suicide, Cole slapped me hard across the face before driving me out of the house. "Get out! I don't have a sister like you!"
He even gave her the job that was supposed to be mine and the only heirloom our parents left me, just to make her smile.
The more I argued with him, the colder he became towards me.
When Cole took Jennifer to visit the city without telling me, I chose to say nothing this time, leaving quietly with nothing but a suitcase.
When he learned I'd been accepted into Brightmoor Aeronautical University and would never return, he fell apart.