Our Triplet Sister Passed Away When We Were Only Eleven—On Our 21st Birthday, Mom Handed Us a Box that She Had Left Behind

of the three of us at the beach, and a folded letter.

I opened it carefully.

“Dear Gia,

If you are reading this, you are 21 now. That sounds very old, but Mom says 21 is still young, so do not act like you know everything.”

A broken laugh escaped me.

Leila wiped away tears.

I continued.

“I hope you still draw flowers on everything. I hope you still sing when continue reading …