“Violet, are you ready?”
His voice was soft, kind. I turned to find my brother in my doorway, already dressed and ready to go. Glancing at my watch, I realized that he was really early today. “Who are you?” I wondered aloud.
Theo laughed. “I . . . don’t sleep very well lately.”
Oh. “I’ll just be a minute,” I offered, not really sure what to say about his newfound insomnia. Was it my fault he was struggling?
“Okay. I’ll be downstairs.” He smiled before shutting the door after himself, leaving me with the sound of his receding footsteps.
I glanced at my full length mirror. It was a dress I’d never worn before, one I’d never had the guts to wear in the past. Just a simple white sundress but it was cute, I decided. I was cute. I’d pushed my bangs to the side,
