“You okay?” he says at last. The weight of what I just did is already crashing down on me. I’m replaying every word, every glance between Sabrina and me. Already feeling that it was all wrong, all fucked up. I don’t know what I should have done … but not that. I can’t answer Jasper. All I can do is shake my head once. Another long silence. Then, grimacing, Jasper says, “For what it’s worth … I miss her too.” We all do. The mood in the house has been dismal the last six weeks, and not only because of me. You don’t realize how bright Sabrina shines until the light goes out. The day she left,
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