When I Refused To Babysit My Sister’s Child My Parents Turned Against Me But They Forgot Whose Name Was On The House

that came out was a wet, garbled sound that didn’t feel like my voice at all.

Harper laughed. Not a nervous chuckle. Not a shocked, high-pitched gasp. She laughed, really laughed, the sound bright and cruel, like ice clinking in a glass.

“She looks ridiculous,” she said between giggles. “Look at her. Who’s jealous now?”

My head throbbed. My jaw screamed.continue reading …