They left the dogs outside and Lettie went to wash her hands and change, while Harper and Dad went to the kitchen where Wy and Justin were fixing breakfast.
“There you guys are,” Justin said and came to hug Harper.
She remembered being small and angry at him, and she understood her child self. But she also counted her blessings when it came to the relationship she had with her big brother now. It hadn’t always been smooth sailing, not by a stretch, but they were great now, and that was all that mattered.
On one occasion, when she was about fifteen, she’d seen a documentary on YouTube about some low income families and their kids. It wasn’t until then when she’d truly realized what Justin had done for them. He didn’t need to go back to where he’d escaped from as a teenager, but he had, j
