Chapter 489

September 13th – Clear skies

Mood: Awful

The chubby kid next door tried to bribe me with a “snack mega–pack” if I’d hand over my little sister. I told him to get lost.

Max snapped his journal shut and glanced over at little Alessia, already fast asleep.

How could she sleep so soundly when he was this upset?

A strange itch prickled at his fingers. Unable to resist, he walked over to Alessia’s bed and gave her cheek a gentle pinch.

Her face was still full of baby fat–plump and soft, perfect for squishing.

Max couldn’t help himself, pinching again and again until, inevitably, he

disturbed her.

Their eyes met. Max quickly wiped the smile off his face and pulled his hand away.

At first, Alessia looked startled. But as soon as she recognized him, she relaxed, her eyes fluttering as if she might drift right back to sleep.

and drowsy, Max found himself slipping into old habits–patting her back, just like he used to when she was little and

a

candy in it for you,” he muttered, giving her cheek

day came for Max to start elementary school. Yvonne and Scott’s business seemed to be thriving–they were already house–hunting for

son off to boarding school. Rumor had it he was bound for Aristocrat Academy, where the annual tuition was

seemed far more invested in their son’s

didn’t want to go to some fancy boarding school. He had only

was just a kid. He didn’t

his sister started growing up while he was gone. When kids picked on her, she didn’t need her big brother to

didn’t scare her like they used to; she no longer curled up at his

shown only once. She could read picture books

help but feel proud. She really was his little

ache in his

she even need

into a much larger house, and Max’s visits home became less frequent. As if desperate for attention, he

Then Cole showed up.

little kid running out to greet him, hands on hips, yelling, “Max,

how cold a big

Alessia spend all her time alone in that enormous place? Eating alone,

have

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