"You're not trying to fix anything. You're trying to ignore it."
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Kodi kicked back the covers and swung her legs over the side of the bed. Sitka and Atlin were sleeping on the other one, their small faces just faintly illuminated by the thin slant of light that peeped out past the cracked bathroom door. They were still young enough to be scared of the dark, and with no nightlight, that was the best they could do.
Al and Juno were sleeping in the room next door with their parents for tonight, since Kodi had been too tired to head back to her apartment after helping move their things into the new place. Funny how it had been a foregone conclusion that Kodi would need her own bed. The kids hadn't even considered other possibilities, hadn't fought over who got to sleep alone like
