Camping with the Cousins (The Conclusion)

“SNOW!” Violet couldn’t believe her eyes when she looked out the window in the morning. Rushing over to Melissa’s bed, she shook her awake. “Melissa, you have to come see this. It snowed a lot last night. There’s probably a foot out there.” “There is not, Violet. It’s October. Whoever heard of snow in October?”…

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Camping with the Cousins

“Have a wonderful time with your cousins,” Mom gave Violet and Jason a hug. “Don’t eat too many marshmallows, stay away from poison ivy, and try not to stay up all night, alright?” “Bye, kids. Don’t let the bears get you,” Dad said teasingly. “Bears? There are bears in the woods? I didn’t know that!”…

The Love of a Sister

That next week was one of the hardest of my life. Everywhere I looked, I saw Marcus. In the treehouse. In the grocery store in the chip aisle. Even looking at Sunny was hard. Why did Marcus have to die? Why couldn't the doctors have helped him? I spent a lot of time outside, thinking,…