My sister died on my wedding day. A week later, her colleague called and said, “She left you a phone and a note. COME TO THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY!”

me want to…”

It stuck with me. When I mentioned it to Ryan later in the car, he just shrugged slightly.

“Maybe your sister just doesn’t like me.”

He said it gently, almost softly, as if I were making a big deal out of it. It was perhaps the first moment when something shifted, even if I didn’t realize it at the time.

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