Your Youth Is Mine to Decide

--In the works--

I carefully dressed up in front of the mirror in my room. Looking at my dark face, dotted with freckles, with black-rimmed glasses perched on my nose and two braids hanging over my chest, I couldn't help staring at my appearance.

I opened the door to go downstairs. My big brother was cooking in the kitchen.

"Hey, bro! Can I talk something over with you?"

"What is it..." Smack! He turned around, and the plate of freshly cooked pork with green peppers instantly hit the floor.

"Bro, you dropped my food! I haven't even eaten yet!" My delicious food! My heart aches.

"Sis, are you okay? You made your face look like that and scared me to death." His once-pretty little sister had turned into... No wonder he couldn't take it.

"Bro, I want to look like this when I start at my new school."

"No way! I can't stand having such an ugly sister embarrass me!" He looked utterly disgusted. B...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.