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“Do you call that packing?” Moh to wear at this rate, young lady Have you ever heard of folding?”

Lena grins and warmth shimmers in my chest I love how close they’ve becoe in my home when hers was shattered into a million pieces

Where are you, Kane? Where did you go?

“We’re only there for teeks,” Lena says “If I run out of clothes, I’ll just traipse around in my underwear”

“Can you believe her?” Mo to me with a smile

I push awayle “Yes, yes I can She’s been like this ever since ere kids But if you look at my suitcase, you’ll find a picture of perfect order”

“I raised you right,” Morins

Then she flinches and turns to Lena Lena’s smile has dropped

For a second, I wonder what she’s thinking And then it hits me

Moht But the person who raised Lena isn’t here anymore We have no idea where he is He could be dead

My belly twists anddead, ofdead…

No, no, no

Just because I wrote ‘I love Kane Konstantinov’ in ain, and just because I wished and prayed for it to be true, it doesn’t mean he’d ever want me

“I’m sorry, dear I didn’t mean to—”

“It’s fine” Lena waves a hand “Honestly, it’s just the last tiuess this trip is sort of bringing it all back Three years You think I’d be over it by now”

“Lena” I walk over to her, placing my hand on her shoulder “You’re allowed to feel what you want for as long as you want You don’t have to get over it, or just deal with it, or anything Kay?”

She reaches up and touchessoftly “I’m so lucky to have you”

I try my best to smile at her, try my best to convince myself I don’t sometimes drea lie, because al me from inside my mind