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

swallowed.

Then she read aloud.

“Dear Leila,

You probably rolled your eyes when you saw this. I can see you doing it. You roll your eyes when you are sad because you do not want people to know.”

Leila covered her face.

Mom slowly lowered herself into a chair.

Leila kept reading.

“You are not mean. You are scared. There is a difference. Sometimes you yell continue reading …