When Rachel showed up later that evening to pick up a suitcase that had gotten mixed up with my parents’ things, she barely looked at me.
“Thanks for nothing,” she muttered.
I smiled. “Anytime.”
I’m going to college soon. And I know this family dynamic probably won’t change overnight. But for once, I stood up for myself. I made my own magic, and I couldn’t have been happier.
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