"Lyra, I’m heading to the library on campus," Katherine said, stepping out of her small partitioned bedroom area. At nineteen, she looked remarkably like our mother now, her blonde hair cut into a sharp, professional bob. She was studying accounting, a choice she’d made because she was determined to never let a single dollar slip through our fingers unaccounted for again. She carried herself with a quiet, prideful dignity that made me incredibly proud. St. Jude’s had given her the pedigree, but the alleyways of Chicago had given her the steel. "Take the double transit pass, Kat," I said, sliding my headset down to my neck. "The rain is supposed to start around three. Don't get caught walking from the Blue Line station." "I’ve got it covered," she said, leaning down to plant a quick kiss on Leo’s dark curls. "I’ll pick up the fresh eggs on the way back from the market. Be good for your mom, monsters." "Big truck!" Leo repeated, entirely ignoring her as a commercial delivery vehicle
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