>>8979556
I like the sound of the second story, but I still think it would be better if the boy was the one to escape first alone, hears his captors tormenting his sister, decides to go back, gets the jump on the captors, both him and his sister get their revenge on them. Then as an ending, the bullies untie themselves and talk about framing themselves as the victims as they walk home to get back at the boy and sisiter, but get kidnapped again by a mysterious women, who is actually the aunt protecting the family, who toys with them to the point where they swear not to talk about the incident again. I think having the boy and sister escape adds a depth camaraderie between the two, but I think having the boy escape first and then go back for his sister shows that despite being tormented by her for so long he still cares about her, and adds more to the family bond aspect, pun not intended. Also, having them get revenge also shows they are capable as well, with the mysterious Aunt appearance setting up to the third story.