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already getting married.
    “Well I don’t like it! I will never like it! In fact I never want to see you or her again! I don’t even want you at my wedding! I’ll have mom walk me down the aisle! I’m done with you!” Carrie hollers before running out of the living room.
    “Carrie! You’ll regret saying that!” My father looks at me with a softer expression and says, “Your sister has always been a bit on the dramatic side. Do you have anything to say?”
    I shake my head no fighting the tears and the knot trying to choke me.
    “Will you please call Trisha and congratulate her?”
    I shake my head again. How could he ask me to do that?
    “Come on Jade, you’re the one I was counting on to do the right thing,” my dad says taking a step closer to me.
    I step back. I really want to tell him, “How can you do this to us? Don’t you love us anymore? Don’t you love Mom? What happened to you?” But I don’t say anything. Instead I turn around and run upstairs.
    I stop at my mother’s bedroom door and see my mother holding Carrie in her arms as she cries. I walk inside and hold the both of them in my arms. This is my new family. This is who we are now.

4
    Dealing With a Racing Heart
    It was sad to see my sister drive off this morning. I mean I was excited for her to leave, but now that she’s gone I already miss her. After last night I feel like I need her more than ever.
    I’ve spent most of the morning in my room trying to forget everything that happened. Not just with my father, but also for some strange reason with Austin. I keep thinking about what he said and how he held my hand. I keep getting this stupid weird urge to see him again.
    What is happening to me? I dangle my head off my bed hoping this will help empty my brain of these unwanted thoughts.
    Knock, Knock.
    “Come in.”
    “Jade, there’s someone downstairs to see you,” my mom says entering my room.
    I sit up. “Who?”
    “Come downstairs and you’ll find out.” My mother walks out with a devious smile on her face. Ohmigod, could it be Austin? Did he come to see me here? I look in the mirror and run my fingers through my long brown hair trying to give it a little life.
    I hop down the stairs with my heart racing, wondering what he could want. I step inside the living room and feel my heart come crashing down to my feet. Austin is not in the room, instead its Garret, sitting in the same spot my dad sat in last night. What could he possibly want?
    His head hangs low while his golden brown hair covers his eyes. What bad news could he be coming to tell me? I don’t think I could handle anymore. He pops his head up when he realizes I’m standing in front of him. His grey eyes are full of agony.
    “Hey,” he says in almost a whisper.
    “What’s up?”
    “I wanted to see if we could talk?”
    “If you came over to tell me you’re dating Cara I already know, and I’m cool with it.”
    “Oh.” His face falls even further. “Then I better go.” He really came over just to tell me he’s dating Cara? What a jerk! I’m so glad we broke up.
    “Alright see you later.”
    He stands up and starts walking towards the door, but then suddenly stops and turns around to face me. “No!”
    “No! What do you mean no?”
    “Don’t you care? I’ve been trying to get you to have some reaction to our breakup, but nothing. You’re like the ice queen. You don’t even care that I’m dating someone new. Someone you warned me about. Someone you said you couldn’t stand.”
    He’s got to be kidding me. “Are you serious? You came here to try to break my heart so I can have a melt down in front of you. So your ego can be okay. I’m sorry Garret, but I really can care less about who you’re dating or not. What you and I had was over the day you decided to dump me when I needed you the most,” I snap, folding my arms under my chest. “I’m sorry I didn’t sit there and cry my eyes out over you, I had other things that were breaking my