"And how did it go this time?" Mother asked my sister while arranging the books on her study desk. "Horrible! How could I lose? To him? Again?! It's beyond unfair!" "But not surprising..." "What was that?" Freya faced me now. "I said soooo surprising!" I answered with fake enthusiasm. It's no surprise that she lost another race against Alex. Ever since she heard him bragging about his horseracing skills, they've been at it to determine the better racer. And in all two years past, Alex has reigned as the champion. We had returned from Asïgos a month ago, but because mother wasn't around when we got back, she only asked how it went now. This leading to Freya giving her an earful. For me, it's been really nice. May is really nice. The thought of seeing her again spread a nice

