Free Sister Secrets by Titania Woods

firmly. ‘That’s what sisters do for each other – even if I am younger!’
    The two fairies gazed at each other in the moonlight. It suddenly hit Twink, hard, what it had taken her all term to work out: Teena was growing up. Her little sister was her own fairy now.
    â€˜Yes, I’m all right,’ she said in a low voice. ‘And Teena . . . I’m really proud of you for speaking up in there. I – I’m proud of you, full stop.’
    Teena smiled and ducked her head. From the pink glow of her cheeks, Twink knew that everything was going to be all right between them. Relief flowed through her. She and Teena hugged tightly, fluttering their wings to stay aloft.
    â€˜Come on,’ said Twink as they pulled apart. She ruffled Teena’s long hair. ‘I’ll fly you up to Snowdrop Branch.’
    â€˜OK,’ said Teena with a grin.
    The two sisters flew side by side up the shadowy trunk. Twink cleared her throat. ‘Teena, I – I’m sorry about how I’ve acted this term,’ she said. ‘It was stupid of me to dislike Zuzu without knowing her. And trying to get you together with Summer . . .’ She shuddered. ‘I was such an idiot!’
    â€˜Yes, you were,’ agreed Teena, bumping against her good-naturedly. ‘You’re going to love Zuzu when you get to know her! But you know what else, Twink? I think you should be friends with Summer – you’re the one who likes her so much.’
    Twink made a rueful face. ‘Why would she want to be friends with me, after how I tricked her? I don’t blame her a bit for helping with the prank.’
    â€˜She’ll forgive you,’ said Teena. ‘So will Zuzu,’ she added, tucking her arm through Twink’s.
    â€˜Thanks,’ whispered Twink. Her little sister seemed so confident that Twink couldn’t help believing it herself, and her spirits lifted.
    The two fairies fell into silence, drinking in the tree’s beauty as they fluttered upwards: the shafts of silvery moonlight angling into the dark trunk, and the flowers hanging over every ledge.
    Tipping her head back, Twink thought how lucky she was to go to Glitterwings Academy, the best school in the world – and how much luckier still she was to have Teena for her sister.
    Everything will be fine, she thought happily, squeezing her sister’s arm. Just as long as we’ve got each other!
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    The End

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