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

Across the front, Nora had written:

“READ THIS OUT LOUD. NO CHEATING.”

Leila laughed through tears.

“Still bossy.”

“She was older,” I said.

“By seven minutes,” Leila replied.

For the first time in years, the phrase didn’t hurt.

I opened the letter.

“Dear Gia and Leila,

If you are 21, that means you are grown-ups, which is weird because I still think of us as continue reading …