Jessi sat down beside her, close enough that their shoulders almost touched. “The one from your dad?”
Brianna pulled her knees up, wrapped her arms around them. “I want to not care. I want to wake up one morning and not feel like I’m already three steps behind everyone else.” jessi brianna
For a long moment, the only sound was the wind and a distant tractor on the next farm over. Then Brianna leaned her head against Jessi’s shoulder, and Jessi felt her exhale—slow, shaky, real. Jessi sat down beside her, close enough that
Brianna stared at their joined hands. “You can’t fix me, Jess.” Jessi sat down beside her