Chapter 46: Not Again

Cassian

Ears ringing, head pounding, eyesight blurry. Cassian gasped for air, trying to get as much oxygen back into his lungs as soon as possible. People were running franticly, sirens could be heard from a distance, and the once-elegant building was now in smoke.

"Where is Livia? Where is my sister?" was the only thing he could say before blacking out again.

I was eating cereal at the kitchen table when Mom asked, "Cassian, where is your sister?"

"It's Livia, Mommy. She is probably running around as usual."

Mom shook her head. "That girl can never sit still. Livia, breakfast is ready," she yelled.

We could hear little feet pattering on the floor. Seconds later, my kid sister zipped into the kitchen.

"I'm Ladybug Girl!" she shrieked, slipping into the chair beside me. And the saga of acting out her favorite book, Ladybug Girl, begins.

"Did you know ladybugs eat bugs?"

I sighed. "Yes, everyone knows that."

Dad came into the kitchen, placing soft kisses on my head. "Good morni