STUCK IN BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS
"I've always been there for him. I never expected anything huge from him, but... I don't know, I just thought maybe, today, he'd care. But he didn't. He didn't even think about it."
Emily reached over and placed a comforting hand on Ivy's. "Oh, honey..." she sighed, pulling Ivy into a gentle hug. "It sounds like Justin might just be confused right now. Boys can be like that."
Ivy nodded into her mother's shoulder, the sting of Justin's words and actions still fresh. "I don't know, Mom. I just-I thought he'd be different. He always said we were close, that we were... more than just friends we were supposed to be best friends. But now, I don't even know what I mean to him. It just hurts, you k