Girl from the Novel

and happy until m

my best friend admired her as if she were some kind of superstar. Even worse, my boyfriend would

e, she could easily ta

this world, she was known a

.

ny gifts for my tw

However, I wasn't greeted by the usual balloons, flowers

thered around a stranger

the sound of the door opening. As she saw me, s

ou remember me? I'm

ra

e floor, its pieces s

s a result, a shard of ce

layed her same

fainting on flat ground-this was the thirt

u fine? Oh dear

when she saw the broken pieces and Claire's bleedi

with you? Can't you just

aire's wound, Mom scolded me with

, whenever Claire and I were both there

erself. I was just passin

in, even knowing

aire dropped th

elp Claire with the cup? Don't you know she's tired? Stephani

Why is it me who has to do that? Besides, she's been resting at home al

ve always been reasonable! Stephan

heartless? You didn't even show the sligh

Listen to yourself!

issue, easily got tired. Since she's livin

Mom quickly crouched down t

me Stephanie. It's

ion clearly sai

check. Do you want to go to the

re she who had been injured. I stared at Cl

ns again, you'll have to

Claire out the door, heading for the hospital f

ocused on Claire, not even onc

ething before it's too late. My mom

n, recounting the whole incident in one breath bef

eyes. "Jesus Christ! Could she be under

e were under a spell, wh

ely different people. They had always been reasonable and gen

ilant towards me, as if I were a thief or

I haven't even sp

t seriously, but the situ

ing cards, favored using chili peppers while cooking, and watched TV shows at eight every night. In ter

Mom loved to embrace me warmly and kiss my cheek affectionate

ents, who had been smiling just a moment before, su

and how they could just suddenly c

ousin from? Could she be f

ome research yesterday. People of Salem have the power to make you fall in love wit

mily is from the neighboring state, and I've never

l spider once, and I got scol

she have cas

chin, frowning,

should find someone who is familiar w

sideways, I could chalk it up to my parents simply indulging this

lp us make sense of their strange behavior, another i

Claire's transfer, swiftly