[ WP ] Tug at my heartstrings . Make me cry .

Sabrina's favorite thing in the world was her big sister, Ashley and their parents. Ashley was seventeen while Sabrina was seven. The four lived in a cozy little house where everything appeared to be perfect and normal. It was n't though- Ashley was always getting herself into trouble. 
 
 Sabrina would copy her sister in everything she did. That usually got Ashley into more trouble for being a bad influence. 
 
 The first time Sabrina ever said a bad word, she had yelled `` fuck'' at the top of her lungs. Their parents were horrified and sat her down, trying to calmly talk with the child. 
 
 `` Now honey'' her mom would begin. `` Why did you say that word? It's a bad word.'' 
 
 Sabrina would look between both of her parents, confused, before answering with `` Sissy always does it.'' Her father would sternly look at her and respond `` Just because your sister does that does n't mean you have to. Especially when it's something bad.'' 
 
 `` Yes Daddy. I'm sorry Mommy.'' 
 
 Sabrina always wanted to be just like Ashley because that was her big sister, she was her role model. One night, Sabrina climbed out of her bedroom window and started walking down the street with no idea where she was going. She made a ruckus while leaving so her parents woke up and chased her down the street to bring her back home. 
 
 `` Honey'' her mom would begin. `` Why did you do that?'' 
 
 `` Sissy always does it.'' 
 
 Her father would sigh and run his hands through his hair. `` Just because your sister does it does n't mean you have to as well. Especially when it's something bad, you could have been hurt. Someone could have taken you.'' 
 
 `` Yes Daddy. I'm sorry Mommy.'' 
 
 Sometimes at dinner, if Sabrina did n't want to eat, she would dump her plate onto the floor and let the dog finish it off. It did n't happen very often but when it did, she would be sent to her room and her parents would walk in later to tuck her into bed and talk about what happened. 
 
 `` Honey'' her mom would begin. `` Why did you do that?'' 
 
 `` Sissy always does it.'' 
 
 Her father would close his eyes and let his shoulders sag a little. `` Just because your sister does it does n't mean you should. Especially if it's something bad. Now your tummy will be hungry and you could have made the dog sick.'' 
 
 `` Yes Daddy. I'm sorry Mommy.'' 
 
 After a date night out, their parents came home to an oddly quiet house. The only noise in the house was the dog whimpering in the living room, refusing to greet them at the door as he usually did. 
 
 `` Ashley!'' their mom called. 
 
 `` Sabrina?'' their dad asked. 
 
 The girls were n't downstairs and they were n't outside. Perhaps they were upstairs. Together, mother and father walked up to the second floor and sighed with relief at the sound of Ashley's radio on and lights coming from both girls bedrooms. 
 
 Their mom knocked on Ashley's door and peeked her head in when there was no answer. She did n't see her daughter on the bed. Frowning, she opened the door wider, stepped in, and screamed at the top of her lungs. 
 
 Ashley was propped against her closet door, her head lolled to the side and the carpet soaked in blood from her slit wrists. The blood was still flowing and her chest just barely moving. 
 
 `` ASHLEY! **ASHLEY! ** BABY CAN YOU HEAR ME?'' her mom screamed, trying to wake her. 
 
 Her father, panicking, grabbed a white telephone off of Ashley's desk, dialing 911. After giving dispatch their address and hanging up, he ran out of Ashley's room, yelling `` I'll be right back! I'm going to get Sabrina ready to go!'' 
 
 He opened Sabrina's door and could n't believe his eyes. He sank to the floor screaming and crying. He crawled to Sabrina's lifeless body and cradled her in his arms as he lay in her pool of blood from her slit wrists. 
 
 Ashley survived.
