After they both walked Tabitha back to her room, Chastity pulled her older sister aside. "We have to help her."
"No s**t," Hope said, "If Mom finds out, she'll blame Tabitha. You know she will. She'll say Tabby read the calendar wrong or, worse, that she did this on purpose. Mom - family means the world to her. But this? It's too much. We'll be lucky if she lets us say goodbye before throwing our baby sister out on her ass."
Chastity flopped down in the hallway. Buried her head in her hands. "Family," she said, "Yeah..." Then suddenly she looked up at her sister and smiled. "I have a plan," she said, "But you'll probably think it's nuts."
Hope listened to what her sibling had to say, then nodded. "You're right. It's insane. And that's the best thing about it."
*
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