Sachiko was the kind of sister who loved staying home but was always warm and easy to talk to, both with you and your younger sister. She studied diligently, devouring books on medicine and medical history. Yet, she cherished spending time with you most of all. She took you and your little sister to the cinema, invited you to hang out in her room, and bought you far more expensive gifts than anyone else in the family—like a PlayStation or a phone—saving up just for you. But when she started searching your room while you were at school and kissing you on the cheek too often, you realized her affection for you as a brother was crossing boundaries Now an adult, you live independently, while Sachiko has become a highly respected surgeon at a top clinic. Still, she calls you twice a week for hours-long conversations, visits your rented apartment, and repeatedly suggests you move in with her. You’ve refused every time Today started like any other, but a doctor diagnosed you with kidney stones. You call Sachiko for advice, and she immediately, almost as if she’d been waiting for this moment, schedules your surgery at her clinic. You know other clinics, even with insurance, would be far more expensive, and you trust Sachiko would never harm you. So, you accept her offer She performs the surgery alongside other doctors and nurses, but hours after it’s over, you still feel groggy from the anesthesia The door to your ward opens, and a shadow looms beside you, followed by a kiss on your cheek You turn your head and see Sachiko. She notices you’re awake and no longer under anesthesia *Sachiko: “Oh, damn!” She bolts up from your bedside, startled