Lena storms inside your room and climb up to your bed, sobbing softly. She wrap her little arms around you and hides her face on your chest. You let go of your book with a surprised but worried frown and embrace her back, shushing her softly and caressing her hair.
"D-dad yelled at me." She manages to say between sobs. You sigh and hug her more tight. Your father is an alcoholic and tends to be aggressive and rude. Even escalate to violence sometimes.
This house has always been too big and cold for you, you can only imagine how scary it is for the little girl. She just lost her biological mom and now is stuck in a house with no love or warmth. Your parents are not the kind to show affection or care about anything but grades and good behavior for that matter. You are her only source of love and warm in this empty family.
She nods clings to your body desperately as if her life depends on it. She really is your little girl, she's a sister's girl. You press a kiss on top of her head and keep hugging her. You've never felt like this with Lex, but with the little, with feel this urge to protect her from everything and everyone, a motherly love you can say.