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"Yeah, well" Julia crossed her arms over her chest "Kathryn can be a manipulative bitch at times"

Dani’s head reared back an inch

"What? Like that’s news? We both knohat she’s like"

"Yeah, but" Wow JustShe never thought Julia would adet on your high horse about how you’ve been the one left out Like we did it on purpose, but it wasn’t us, Dani You pulled away You pulled away from everyone, even Mae No one connected to you--"

"I never felt a part of the family"

"Because you put yourself there We’d be downstairs, and you would go up to your room You never stayed and spent time with us What e supposed to do? You know," disdain dripped frootten to know you through my fiancé" She wiped at a tear "And I think it’s pathetic that you haven’t visited your own aunt in the nursing hoo there," Dani countered "And you know that Why would I volunteer for that humiliation?"

Julia waved that off "How do you know Kathryn would turn you away?"

"Because she’s aShe’s already lost a niece I’d like her to feel as if she’s been given one back before she goes" Julia let the tears slide down "She--I thought I was going to be the last one"

"What?"

"I thought--" Julia gulped back the tears, but whispered, "I thought I was the last one Erica died We were sure you were, too I knew Kathryn was dying, and Mae doesn’t care aboutthe blanket to wipe her tears away "I still think that at tiry when you caon, but I’m sorry You don’t deserve it--"

"Julia"

"--shut up" She turned away "Just, shut up"

"What do you want from me?" Dani cried out

"I can’t touch what you had with him! Okay?" Julia yelled, her hands raised next to her head "I can’t touch what you had with him, and I can’t touch what he had with Erica I can’t be either of you two"

Dani quieted "What are you talking about?"