She gives a sympathetic wince at the mention of his sisters, knowing that seeing them must hit the hardest of all. "I think you must be very strong, to deal with that for as long as you have." He must be doing something right, she wouldn't have known about any of this if he hadn't told her. "Was Doctor Hill your... um, was he helping you?"

His question makes her look over her shoulder. "Just me. But she's wearing a dress."

That's the best you can describe me? Her mirror image makes a face. At least tell him how much hotter I am than you.

"She's like every mean girl I ever went to school with," Adia says, ducking her head and turning away. It really isn't fair that she gets to look better, too.