Silenced in the Snow
Language: en
My older sister suffered from severe neurasthenia. She couldn't tolerate even the slightest noise. If I made a sound, she would scream and claw at her own face. To protect her, I even had to tiptoe when walking around our house. This winter, our apartment's heating failed. I caught a severe case of pneumonia. Whenever the urge to cough hit me, I had to desperately cover my mouth. But one night, I couldn't hold back a muffled cough. My sister woke up instantly, crying and screaming that her head was exploding. My mother stormed into the room. Looking at my face, which was purple from…