“Fine,” I said. We each went back to our own rooms to get our pajamas. Xxx We lived in South Carolina, USA. I asked my sister, “Do you know what it is?”
She said that she did and that she just wanted to know if I did it or not. Suddenly, it hit like a bullet penetrating its target. Later, after dinner, the snow had stopped falling and it began to fall as freezing rain. Then, out of nowhere, I got this strong urge to ask her something. We exchanged information with each other that I never thought would leave the lips of my mouth. Christina and I went on to the back porch to gather some firewood my father had cut down the day before.
