Age five
Sylvia: Big brother, I like you.
The boy smiled gently and said nothing.
Age ten
Sylvia: Big brother, I like you.
The boy ruffled her black hair and said nothing.
Age fifteen
Sylvia: Hey, I like you.
The boy smiled and gave her a red string bracelet embroidered with the character for "right."
Age twenty
The boy had forgotten the girl.
Sylvia: Big brother, I love you.
