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Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 10
The following September, it was time to switch again.Mom walked toward me looking close to tears with relief."Gwen, can I come to Redstone with you? I won't be any trouble. I have my pension."Before I could turn her down, Dad got there first."Who does that? You go out to Redstone and dig in, and what, Gwen keeps you forever?""So what if she does?"And they were arguing again.Quinn didn't step in the way she used to when she was young.She lit a cigarette and watched them, bored.Then she looked at me."Gwen, lend me some money. Dad wants a housekeeper and I can't afford one."I didn't look up."Then don't hire one. Whoever has them that year handles it."Quinn scoffed and didn't speak to me again.During Mom's year with me, she needed major back surgery.I still didn't fly home, but I hired an excellent caregiver.And there was never a moment when the hospital needed a family decision and couldn't reach anyone.The surgery went well. Her recovery was smooth.But
Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 9
The year I finished my doctorate, Dad needed gallbladder surgery.Aunt Diane called from Erin's phone and told me to come home and look after him.I didn't follow."Isn't Quinn there? Have Quinn do it."Aunt Diane hedged."Quinn's traveling. She says the flights and the hotel are already booked and she can't get the money back."I still refused."Dad's only fifty-seven. He isn't old enough for anyone to owe him care, and this surgery isn't life or death. He can make his own arrangements."Hiring a caregiver doesn't cost that much."Aunt Diane muttered, "Doesn't cost that much? It's a hundred and fifty dollars a day. Unless you're paying?"I smiled."Sure. When he's old enough that it's legally my responsibility and he needs a caregiver, come find me and I'll pay for it."Right now? No."Erin told me the relatives back home were calling me cold-blooded behind my back.I didn't care."Where were any of them when I was the one being treated like an afterthought?"Quinn was
Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 8
Erin, Aunt Diane's older daughter, was two years younger than me.Her parents openly favored her younger brother, so she'd grown up invisible in her own house too.That's why, even after I stopped speaking to the relatives back home, I kept her number.When she needed help choosing classes, planning applications, or working through an assignment, I always answered.After college I stayed at Redstone for graduate school.When Erin saw the photo I posted from orientation, she messaged to congratulate me.Then she added:"Here's something funny. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Rachel don't like Quinn nearly as much anymore."That was a surprise.Quinn once took money out of the house to buy her friends dinner and Mom barely raised her voice.I'd assumed that short of murder or arson, she could do anything and stay their perfect child.Erin took my silence as permission to keep going."Two years ago, Uncle Daniel ran downstairs to grab a file. When he came back, the proposal on his deskt
Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 7
When I finished making my bed and climbed down, all three of my roommates were standing up."Come on. Let's go find the dining hall."I blinked."You were waiting for me?"The girl across from my bunk linked her arm through mine."We all came from different places, but this room is our little home now. You don't leave somebody behind on day one."My eyes suddenly burned.A little home.Was that what a home was? A place where nobody got left behind?One year, our September handoff dinner fell on the same day as the citywide math competition.I still got to the restaurant first.I ordered everything.I explained every food preference.I made sure the table was ready.Then I left for the competition.The moment it ended, I hurried back.All I found was a table of picked-over plates and cold leftovers.Mom gestured at the mess."Eat."Like she was putting a bowl down for a stray dog.Now, walking under the welcome banners with three girls who had known me less than a da
Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 6
For every September handoff dinner, I'd always arrived two hours early.I put in the order for everyone's favorites.I told the kitchen about every ingredient someone wouldn't eat.I even wiped down the table and the silverware before anyone else walked in.So when Mom stepped into the private room and found an empty table, she stopped short.Dad and Quinn came in right behind her.Dad frowned."Where's Gwen? Why hasn't she ordered anything?"Half the seafood is already sold out for the night. What is she doing?"Mom set down her bag."I don't know. Her suitcase was gone when I woke up. I assumed she came here early."Quinn shrugged."Just order whatever's fastest. I'm meeting friends tonight. I don't want to sit around waiting."Mom and Dad agreed at once and waved down a server.When the food arrived, Quinn stared at it."Mom! I don't eat cilantro!"Mom picked through the shrimp and finally spotted the garnish.Other dishes had raw onion in them, which neither Quinn
Every September, They Chose My Sister Chapter 5
At New Year's, the whole extended family gathered again.Quinn ate a little, then ran outside to watch fireworks with her friends.Mom and Dad started arguing about which test-prep program Quinn should enroll in.Their voices climbed until everyone else at the table went silent.Aunt Diane nudged me."Gwen, they're about to kill each other. Go calm them down."I kept peeling shrimp without looking up."I'm not going."Grandma Ruth glared at me."Your parents are practically fighting and you can still sit there eating?"I'd tried to break up their fights more times than I could count.Before the divorce.After the divorce.Not once had it worked.Two years earlier, at our September handoff dinner, they'd started arguing before we even ordered.Quinn was running late, so it was just the three of us in the room.When the shouting got worse, I said something careful and neutral, taking neither side.Mom turned on me instantly."I'm the one supporting you this year and you
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