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The day was the kind of day that made the sun feel personal. Like it woke up angry and decided, I’m going to ruin lives today.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0lbi93Djk
The air was so thick with heat you might as well call it a solid. It was always nice to finish a school year but if only the weather felt as good.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FOF55IqF0
Naturally, I wore a hoodie.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEor1Na0WE
Why?341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8vPmCQk2i
Because I looked cool in it, and I will give no further explanation.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfaN4W62rZ
I was sprawled across the living room couch like royalty. My feet were on the armrest. My head hung off the other end. Julian sat nearby, legs kicked up, phone in hand, earbuds in—probably watching some weird stuff.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufVjlLXsee
He was like a darker, taller, older version of me—but with a meaner backhand.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMTwXSkT0E
Giselle and Brielle, my younger twin sisters, were sitting on the floor trying to build something out of leftover cardboard boxes and duct tape. Whatever it was, I was pretty sure it had no right existing.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWoz1Puo4q
“Yessss…” I said, stretching with my hands behind my head. “The day won’t be boring after all.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyj3ZYS88F
“Yes,” the twins echoed in unison.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmr35V48JT
“No,” Julian added instantly, without even looking up.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs19Xcyq6qy
I narrowed my eyes. “You always have to be like that?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6ubPAYBxH
Julian shrugged. “Balance. Yin and yang. Somebody’s gotta cancel you out.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacgWL0KXUh
He wasn’t lying. Once, I got so annoyed with him in the garage that I shouted at the top of my lungs. He got so mad, he picked me up and threw me across the garage like I was a beach ball. That might sound exaggerated. It’s not. I tasted the air before I hit the concrete.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OFNYA5Nut
My sisters were less violent, but way more persistent. Like emotional termites. They’ll wear you down with endless questions and facts about cartoons you’ve never even seen.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo1sCbEhlY
As I laid there, repeating “yes” to the rhythm of my own boredom, Cassedy walked in—our older sister. She was eighteen, smart, sarcastic, and anime weeb.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vXu3Hq0uh
She paused. “What’s with all the yessing?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoRGu3axWq
I rolled my head around to face her, upside down. “Yes,” I answered.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqOvapw1kh
Cassedy blinked. “That’s not even—You know what? Never mind.” She turned to the twins. “What’s with all the yes-yes-yessing? Unlike you, I speak English. You might’ve heard of it.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48M4PuWgHo
She started doing little hand gestures like she was teaching a kindergarten class.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9Eh2U7o9Q
“Sorry,” I said, “never heard of it. Mind explaining it?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnRiLpEkI5
“No.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPqDW7ho1E
“Oh. Okay.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FTopEe2Kt
We all sat in a weird silence, broken only by the occasional buzz of Julian’s earbuds or Giselle’s duct tape being yanked.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZjyFjqU0c
Then I started humming. Loudly. Off-key. Just to make it awkward.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsFjz5r4zO
Cassedy flinched. “Can you not?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zRpLgCcHJ
“I can,” I said proudly. “But I won’t.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsxGkOn2dz
Julian pulled his earbuds out. “A friend invited us to his house,” he announced. “Said it’d be fun or something.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKWtI9mOFl
Cassedy frowned. “Wait—everyone knew about this?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3hru0i8tC
We all nodded.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ptFiLO7Ma
“And no one told me?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGPkpaAIhb
More nods.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp8A53Tcmc
“How—how did I not hear about this?” she demanded.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZ9ugE0XTD
We nodded like robots malfunctioning in sync.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFVGhAYEu9
Cassedy crossed her arms. “Words, people. Use actual words.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMgGuRwXgC
I shrugged. “I guess we just forgot but it would be cool if you joined us.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltSUuQgU0X
She huffed and turned to leave. “I’m not going if you’re all acting like that.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2QwZf6yPT
“Wait,” I said, leaping up from the couch like I had a sudden prophecy. “You must join the clan.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXhweycbO5
I waved my hands like I was summoning ancient spirits.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASd8e6TeSv
Cassedy raised a brow. “Do I get ready?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU23fHuSyk8
Julian looked down at himself. His T-shirt had a mystery stain that could’ve been mustard or something. His shorts were basically rags. The twins looked like they were melting inside their sweaters. I, of course, had my hoodie.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTYqG4cGgm
“Does it look like we’re ready?” Julian asked.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwU2AHpOeo
“No?” Cassedy said hesitantly.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vW8AeVujP
“Exactly,” he replied, like that ended all discussion.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMVlk2gOoa
Cassedy sighed and walked off muttering something about getting her shoes. Brielle started balancing a water bottle on her head out of boredom.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDWLNdWwaL
“Hey!” Giselle shouted. “That’s my bottle!”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk2GwlGe7z
“No, it’s mine,” Brielle said.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZvTqKE9kl
“No it’s not!” she lunged at her.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpX4QpuljY
The living room became a war zone of pillows, cardboard, and duct tape.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm1UK0drnh
Julian kept watching his video like we didn’t exist. I just watched in amusement. Cassedy returned just in time to get smacked in the leg by a flying pillow. “Okay,” she said, expression flat, “I’m definitely staying home.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dkl6Xz8pL
“Nooo!” I said. “You must join us!”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaeuwJ2zp4
She rolled her eyes again. “You’re lucky I’m bored.”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxeInmp07m
At that moment, our mom stepped out of the hallway and said, “¿Están listos para irse?”341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiicMfadNl
“Yup!” we all replied in unison—except Julian, who gave a thumbs-up.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pEFGkAE5v
A knock came at the door. I opened it.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNCmEP3tUk
Davis stood there, hands in his pockets, usual serious face on. He was always quiet. Polite. But something about him felt older than the rest of us—like he was carrying things in his head we weren’t allowed to see.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dh0fInWOS
“You ready?” he asked.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KPZc1z0XV
“Always,” I replied, slapping his shoulder as we all filed out behind him.
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