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“Doesn’t sound like a good situation for anyone”

“It’s not My hn “We’re twins Garrett and I are twins And it makes me feel like I should be able to help more—do more for him than anyone else”

“You know that’s not actually true? As his sister, you’re the same as everyone else in this puzzle Did he just call or text or so?”

I nodded “He did It’s been over twenty-four hours since I last heard from him I think he’s fine for now Until he hits one of his peaks and crashes He can’t just go cold turkey off the medication like this”

“Sounds like hell”

“I used to feel so bad for him I used to worry about how he felt How hard it was for hio through just so he could function And then so so bad for hiry at him And I think that’s what eats away at me the most I’m a terrible sister”

“For not wanting to be jerked around by someone else? That doesn’t make you terrible That makes you human”

I sniffed “And consuuilt to fill this bar”

“I have brothers and sisters”

“You do?” I asked

“There are five of us total I’h I’ve never had to deal with s Families deal with shit And what I do, what they do—it’s unrelated I’m not responsible for their lives and they sure as hell aren’t responsible for mine”

My stomach twisted in knots “You can just make that distinction and you’re ok with it?”

“Yeah, I am Doesn’t mean I don’t care But I have to live my life, and I think you know you have to live yours too”

“I do know that It’s why I moved Part of the reason”

My hand rested on top of his I needed more of his reassurance More of his touch