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My chair screeched across the floor as I shot back like she’d smacked me

Jurabbedchairs to the one beside me “I’m so sorry, Jules I didn’t mean that It was a knee-jerk reaction” She petted et away “In reality, I’ve always been jealous of you”

Well, noas glad she was holding onto me because I’d have fallen out ofon

“You were jealous of me? Since when?”

Laura barely stopped her eye roll “Since you got to go to Kellandpretty, pretty princess He never cared about you getting dirty or staying up late and eating ice cream It was like they were divorced while they were stillstick”

“Mom’s still here” I squeezed her hands in mine

Peering over at me out of the corner of her eye, her lip tres would have been like if it were reversed? If we’d lost her instead of hiether and blinked, quickly, dropping her gaze

“Sometimes, but I can’t power up my time machine, so I try not to dwell on it too much and remember the fun we did have And I look for that into find people who make me that happy”

“I don’t think I’ve ever had a happier day than when Moo with you two to that carnival”

“You puked, like, three ti to keep it close to my head

“The funnel cake, caramel apples, and popcorn were so worth it” She wiped at the corners of her eyes “You let me ride with him as much as I wanted that day” Her lips twisted and she took a shuddering breath

“You didn’t have a chance to hang out with us often I figured you deserved to”

“You’re a great sister” Her voice cracked “If I’ve never told you that before”

Fanning her face, she checked the tio Ti her bag onto her shoulder and pushed back fro that made my ribs ache, she turned to the door

“If you’re looking for perh with it?”