"Brother, don't forget to eat your meals and take care of yourself out there, okay?" Clyde's sister said, her voice trembling as tears welled in her eyes. Their mother, on the other hand, was already crying as if Clyde were heading off to war and might never return.
Clyde's head throbbed. He wasn't sure whether to feel touched by how worried they were… or frustrated that they were practically mourning him before he'd even left. Without thinking, he reached out and lightly smacked the back of his sister's head.
She yelped in surprise, then immediately retaliated by swatting at him midair, puffing up like an angry little pufferfish. The sight made Clyde chuckle, and even managed to snap their mother out of her tears.
