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“A swarm of hornets was chasing you. What did you expect me to do? We would’ve both wound up stung. And I’d told you the day before not to bother the hive! You had it coming.” “Exactly! Siblings are supposed to stick together, but no, you stayed safe and sting-free on the porch, watching me.” I pressed my head into Thorn’s shoulder. “You’d just started running. You make it sound like I was watching you run in circles, laughing maniacally in the background. I was about to yell at you to come in when you saw me.” Sometimes, it was exhausting to be around him. I’d forgotten that over the past six years since the twins had retreated into themselves. “That’s the version in my head,” he countered. “This is why the invention of video games was so horrible.” Tia sounded disgusted. “These young
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