Rewrite Our Story (Sutten Mountain, #1)

by Kat Singleton

At least they convinced Dad to join them. He sits in a chair next to Pippa, laughing under his breath at a photo Mare holds up of Pippa and me dressed as clowns for Halloween. Mare wipes under her eyes, tears forming from how hard she was laughing. “Oh my god,” she wheezes, waving the photo in the air. “How have I never seen this photo before?” She looks at Pippa. My sister smiles wide back at her. It’s nice, for a brief moment, to see the pain softened on my sister and father’s faces. They both smile at Mare. At least that hasn’t changed about her. She still has the natural ability to make people laugh, even in the midst of the most intense grief imaginable. “Probably because Mom knew how terrifying those costumes were,” Pippa remarks, shaking her head. Dad clicks his tongue. “No, she was fiercely proud of those costumes. It was the last year the two of you let her coordinate what you were for Halloween.” His eyes find mine. It might be the first time my dad has actually looked at me and realized I’m here since mom died. Every look before this he was incredibly distant. He’s been a shell of himself. “The next year you insisted on being a cowboy. I’d tried telling you that you’d be that for the rest of your life and to choose something different. But you insisted.” I shrug. “You want what you want. I was what, five?”