“Cass, I’m so sorry….” Cadence began.

“And then there’s Mom and Dad with their annoying, ‘You should go hang out with your friends. Go back to cheerleading. Join a club!’ crap. They don’t understand. No one understands! There is literally no one else in the entire world like me!”

By the time she finished the last sentence, tears were streaming down her face, and Cadence could feel her heart breaking all over again for her little sister. She’d made one tiny mistake, one bad decision, and that misstep had cost her everything she’d ever known. “Cassidy, listen to me,” Cadence said, leaning forward and grabbing her sister’s arm. “I can’t...