Chapter Three Dylan It’s Mia’s birthday today. I have no idea why we didn’t know about this sooner. Actually, I do know why, because she didn’t say a thing and she never used to be here around this time of the year, so we never celebrated her birthday before. Which also means I had no idea that her birthday was so close to... But I guess this is one way to try to keep everyone’s mind off the other things around this time of the year. I look to the side, at Mal, who is trying to wrap up a present for Mia as I’m driving back to town. He picked up some silly plush toy for her, it made him smile when he saw it, said it reminded him of something she’d told him at some point, I have no idea. I didn’t know what to get her, so I just got her some scented candles. She can light them when she’s

