Chapter Five STERLING After Maddy’s interesting idea about make-up, the day has actually somehow gotten better. It was so hard to try not to laugh at her, but at the same time, I was so worried that we’d never be able to get all the mess off her face, that it would stain her for days. Or that she’d have some weird allergic reaction to it and break out in spots or whatever. But it seemed none of that happened, instead, after actually cleaning it off properly and finding Wilder fixing up Maddy’s bedroom, we’re all a little easier. We’re all more relaxed and not as stressed. Wilder is right, we’ll work it all out, but today is not that day. Today has been weird enough and we’ll have to leave some of the more serious stuff to handle next week. “Star?” Wilder takes my hand and makes me loo

