Fallout (Crank 3)

listening to Eliana and

Rosa argue and laugh.

Real sisters

acting like

all real sisters do,

I suppose. Who knows?

Maybe, just maybe,

everything

would be different

between my real sister

and me. The fact

is,

it could very well be

hate at first sight.

The fact is,

just

because you’re related

doesn’t mean you

want to be. So,

fine.

Forget that ridiculous

fantasy. Who needs

family, anyway?

DAY FOUR

Tanya has taken the girls Christmas

shopping. We drew names to get gifts

f

or. Stupid, if you think about it. None

of us has any money. It’s all pretend.

I drew Rosa. Figured a Barbie would do