I didn’t know why she was mad at me, but I wanted to resolve it. She was my sister. I hated when we fought.
“Leave me alone,” she snapped. “I’m tired of seeing your face.”
I froze at once, not just because of those words, but also because they had mirrored what Damien had earlier said to me. It felt like two rejections at once.
I watched, helplessly, as Sienna walked out of the hospital without looking back. All the while, I had no idea what I had done wrong.
I stood there for a while, then, waiting for her to come back. But she didn’t. The longer I waited, the more foolish I felt.
But what was I to do? Damien didn’t want me in Stacy’s room, and I didn’t belong near my sister either.
Where was I supposed to go?
Uncertain and confused, I glanced around the waiting room. Mom and Dad w
