anyway. Instead, I paste on my most sincere smile. “It’s nothing. I’m just being silly. Nerves, you know. It’s not every day a girl gets married. I’m sure we’re going to have so much fun shopping.” Caitlín rolls her eyes. “I’m fifteen, not five. I can smell bullshit from a mile away. You still didn’t answer my question. Are you not happy?” I study her. This young woman before me is almost someone I’ve never seen before. Where did my little sister go? It’s as though she’s grown up and somehow I missed it. I sink onto the corner of my bed. “First, stop swearing. Second, what did Mother tell you
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