Big Sis, it’s me, Coco!
My name is Coco.
I’m a cool puppy with white, fluffy fur.
“If there’s a next life, be born as my daughter, okay?”
After living my life with Sister, I crossed the rainbow bridge.
“Gasp! Sister is always crying after my death!”
No! Sister’s happy life must be protected by this brave dog!
…And so, I crossed the rainbow bridge once more and was reincarnated as a five-year-old adopted daughter in Sister’s family.
But it’s not easy to get close to her.
“I hate meeting people—it’s tiring. Soon, I’m going to close the doors of the mansion.”
I quickly raised my short little hands,
and drew the biggest circle I could manage.
“I’m this strong!”
So please, Sister… can’t you be friends with me again?
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I felt a little down because I couldn’t reveal my identity as Sister’s puppy or get closer to her.
But I’m a former brave puppy, and now a clever little schemer!
I’m going to work hard to win over Sister and her family so we can be a ‘real family’.
“If you want something, say it. You found the Great Spirit, so you deserve a reward.”
“…Third, I want you to play ball with me. Fourth, I want you to swim with me. Fifth, I want you to give me lots of sweet potatoes. Sixth, I want you to make sweet potato cakes with me in the kitchen. And seventh, I want you to let me eat the chocolate you never let me eat before…”
“You pulled off one great deed and now you’re trying to squeeze everything out of me…?”
“Yes!”
“You’re… an ambitious brat.”
I even talked back smartly to Sister’s dad and got noticed!
Step by step, I grew closer to my sister and her family.
And finally, the day came to reveal who I truly was.
“My Coco, you and I are going to be together for a hundred years, okay? Promise.”
“…I’m not saying this because I like you or anything, but… when you’re over twenty, uh, l-let’s get engaged. Not because I like you or anything! Don’t get the wrong idea!”
My sister and her family, and even my childhood friends…
They all seem to have a serious case of separation anxiety.
But the truth is…
When I turn ten, I’ll have to return to being a puppy star.
