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Every Day David Levithan 16070K 2023-09-01

Who does he think I am?

What does he think I aives er are close, I can tell She kno to read her son Over the years, they’ve been there for each other He’s helped raise his sisters And she’s raised hi If I really were Roger, no matter how hard it was to understand, she would be on my side Fiercely Unconditionally

But I am not really her son, or anyone’s son I can’t disclose what’s bothering Roger today, because it doesn’t haveon who he’ll be tomorrow So I brush off hisdeal, then help her take the dishes out of the dishwasher We work in quiet camaraderie until the task is done, and sleep calls

For a while, though, I can’t go to sleep I lie in bed, stare at the ceiling This is the irony: Even though I wake up in a different body every , I’ve always felt in some way that I am in control

But now I don’t feel in control at all

Now there are other people involved

Day 6001

The next , I am even farther froaret Weiss Luckily, Margaret has a laptop that I can check before we go to school

There’s an elad you emailed, because I lost the slip of paper that I wrote your e with you, too How dare the police break us up! You’re my type, personwise, too Even if you don’t believe in relationships that last longer than a year (I’, btw Jury’s still out)

I never thought I’d say this, but I hope Steve has another party soon If only so you can bear witness to its evil

Love,

Rhiannon

I can i when she wrote this, and this makes me smile, too

Then I open my other account, and there’s another eiven the police this eet aith this