“You’re not gonna throw anything at me, are you?”䤀 樀甀猀琀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀⸀ഀ
She then opened the room even more and then entered my two other sisters, Leigh and Caroline, and our only brother, Drake.ᰀ䴠椀渀搀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 愀氀氀 搀漀椀渀最 栀攀爀攀㼀ᴀഠ
“Relax, Kimmie, we just wanna be with you…” Leigh quipped as she sat down on my bed, beside me. ᰀ䤠 搀漀渀ᤀ琠 渀攀攀搀 礀漀甀爀 猀礀洀瀀愀琀栀礀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ ᰀ匠攀攀㼀 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 攀砀愀挀琀氀礀 眀栀礀 䤀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠ᤀ†眀愀渀渀愀 琀攀氀氀 礀漀甀 愀戀漀甀琀 洀礀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀 戀攀昀漀爀攀⸀ 夀漀甀ᤀ搠 最漀 琀爀攀愀琀 洀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀氀礀⸀ᴀഠ
“Kim, this isn’t about your condition,” Caroline said, “Or maybe it is. But the most important thing is, we’re here because…Because we wanna be with you. We want to spend time with you. We want us to spend time together, all of us, as siblings, because obviously, there’s a lack of it. We have to…while…while we all have time.”ᰀ匠漀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀ᤀ洠 搀礀椀渀最㼀ᴀഠ
“We want to be with you because you’re our sister.” Drake said.ᰀ夠漀甀 渀攀瘀攀爀☀礠漀甀 最甀礀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 氀椀欀攀搀 洀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“And you never really liked us, too.” Caroline said, “But let’s not dwell on that. We still have today. We still have, who knows? Months? Years?”ᰀ䌠愀爀漀氀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀愀氀椀猀琀椀挀⸀ᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠ᤀ洠 搀礀椀渀最⸀ᴀഠ
‘And you almost just disappeared from the place of the planet!” Leigh said, “I mean, wanting to go on a cruise alone? Kim, what were you thinking?”ᰀ䤠 樀甀猀琀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀☀琠漀 最攀琀 愀眀愀礀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 挀漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 猀琀愀礀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 挀漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 猀琀愀礀 渀攀愀爀 礀漀甀☀䌠漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 氀攀琀 礀漀甀 愀氀氀 猀攀攀 洀攀 眀椀琀栀攀爀 愀眀愀礀⸀ 䤀 挀愀渀ᤀ琠☀䈠甀琀 渀漀眀 攀瘀攀渀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 猀攀攀洀猀 椀洀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀⸀ᴀഠ
Leigh held my hand, “It will be alright,” She told me, “We’re here.”ᰀ传栀 挀甀琀 琀栀攀 搀爀愀洀愀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀Ⰰᴀ†䴀椀渀搀礀 樀漀欀攀搀 愀渀搀 猀愀琀 搀漀眀渀 漀渀 洀礀 戀攀搀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 琀攀氀氀 栀攀爀 漀甀爀 瀀氀愀渀猀⸀ᴀഠ
I looked at each one of them. They were so happy, so excited…It was like, they really wanted to do this. They wanted to spend time with me, their not so sociable, not so likable sister. I took a deep breath and smiled, “Sounds like a plan…”ഀ