My Brother best friend hates me
I didn’t know yet that I’d just found the one thread that, pulled hard enough, could unravel him or that ten years later, I’d still remember exactly where to find it.
We spent the whole afternoon the way kids do trading names, testing each other out, figuring out where the edges were. I found out he didn’t have a best friend. I told him he should get one, that Alexandra and I did everything together, that my brother was the best best friend anyone could have.
Alexandra just shrugged, already looking at Marion the way you look at something you’ve decided to keep.
Marion nodded slightly. Like he’d gotten the message. Like he’d filed it away somewhere I couldn’t see.