Thomas tried to smile at her reassuringly the moment the letter was in his hand. He opened it quickly so there wasn't a horrible build up. He unfolded the letter and he felt his stomach turn to ice as he read the words.
"Fuck," he hissed at it. The world was such a fucked up place. His sweet sister was fifteen, and in his hand he held a letter which gave her a life sentence. "Little, I'm sorry," he said, his voice showing he truly meant it. Then he handed the letter over to her. "It says the test was positive."