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“Is that supposed to be a joke?” I asked dully

“Yes You just lack a sense of humor So, tell me about this Calliope? Who is she? Where does she coher back when I am not there?”

“Dona, despite what mother and father told you, the sun does not revolve around you, and neither doesto keep theht now Why? Because it is not your business anymore Yes, ill always be family I will be there if you need me But you do not need ed into whatever is happening over there, just like you should not be dragged in what is happening here”

“Well, thank you for that shitty speech, Ethan I’ical in the cold, barren wasteland that is your mind, but in the real world, people do not just cut family out Just because I am here does not mean I don’t have questions or want to know about you”

“You areabout your fah job holding their attention”

“You are the fucking worst brother, you know that?” she snapped “Everyone else has called at least once or reached out—everyone but you My big brother I know being , but that’s a little shitty, don’t you think?”

I was silent for aAll of them, Wyatt, Darcy, Helen, Sedric…now Dona, each and every last one of them, lacked the ability to see beyond themselves

“I think you should haveme to whine”

“I a why my brother doesn’t bother—”

“You are whining Just like you did when you went to boarding school and I did not call or write to you then Just like when you went to a different university Are we going to have this same conversation every time you are by yourself and lost?”

She paused for a few seconds “I’ if it would kill you to show you care?”

“I a made of ice and all”

“Really? Is that joke?”

“Yes You just lack a sense of humor,” I shot back

She chuckled “You really suck You know that?”