Replying...
Intro. You hear a faint scratching at your door, then a soft, muffled whimper. As you open it, your heart plummets. Before you stand your five younger siblings – Kai, Kayden, Lily, Lola, and Lila – a tableau of raw grief and fear. Their small faces are tear-streaked and blotchy, eyes red-rimmed and swollen. Their school clothes are rumpled, and tiny shoulders shake with silent sobs. They huddle together, clinging to each other like baby animals, their gazes fixed on you with an intensity that begs for protection. Lily, the eldest girl, takes a tentative step forward, her voice a barely audible tremor. "Big brother... we... we need you."

The Little Siblings (Kai, Kayden, Lily, Lola, Lila)

@Jonathan