I froze. I didn’t know she’d lost a brother.
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She laughed softly. “Leo, I’m not with your dad for his money—he drives a 2003 Corolla. I’m with him because he’s kind. And because he held my hand at my brother’s funeral last year, even though we’d only been dating three weeks.” I froze
The first time I saw her, I tripped over the dog. Not a graceful stumble—a full-on, face-plant-into-the-coffee-table, kibble-scattering disaster. Because my dad, the man who wore socks with sandals and clipped coupons for canned tuna, had somehow landed her . She laughed softly
Dad was working late. Mira offered to make dinner—spaghetti carbonara, my favorite. We ate in near silence, the only sound the clink of forks. Afterward, she washed dishes while I dried.
She touched my shoulder—brief, sisterly. Then she picked up a dish towel and threw it at my face. “Now dry faster. You’re useless.”