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Harvard
October 26, 2013
I stared out at the mountain of powder coming down out of the sky with a pout on my lips. “It never snows on my birthday.”
Derek laughed. “We’re in New England. It can snow before Halloween.”
Which was true but something that I’d never considered in all of my twenty-five years. It was also the first birthday I’d be spending without my brother. Maddox was out in LA for something to do with animation, and Derek had suggested getting a cabin in New Hampshire for the weekend. Just the two of us. I’d expected some wooden cabin with crappy running water and a fireplace for heat. This was a five-star-hotel vibe with fur rugs, central heating, and a Jacuzzi tub with jets. The bed was a California king, loaded with comforters and a plethora of throw pillows.
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