We should have told you. We were going to. We kept saying next year. Next birthday. After graduation.”
“Why didn’t you?” he asked.
I looked up at him.
“Because I was scared,” I said.
“Of what?”
“Of this,” I said. “Of you looking at me like you’re looking at me right now. Of you looking at your dad differently.”
I brushed away tears.
“Of you finding out that your whole life,” I said, “your best friend was your brother, and we let you think he was just a friend.” FriendshipBracelet
