Never Said (15 page)

Dad's furious. But he doesn't say much of anything except he's throwing the book at David Carter.

And that he's sorry. So sorry.

Mom says, “I should have known.”

I think,
Me too.

Annie falls into my arms.

“It was awful. The worst thing ever. The worst.” She stops. Sobs. “Thank you,” she says. “Oh, Sarah. Thank you.”

I think over this last year. The hard stuff. The crap.

I know my sister. Annie can do anything.

sarah

A
nd maybe I can too. Maybe, I can.