My sister's big secret

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I can’t believe I didn’t realize this before.

I’m an idiot. Sure, I could make excuses. I’ve been busy. I have a million things to do, I’m never home this semester, and I think I’m coming down with something. But what it all comes down to is that I haven’t been paying enough attention to one of the most important people in my life. And I’ve been making fun when I should have been listening.

I mentioned the part about Chelsea hanging out with Deena Markowitz all the time lately. How she’s lying about it and acting all secretive. But I haven’t mentioned how she’s staying out late, going to all kinds of extracurricular “study sessions,” leaving early for school—but her grades are going down and more than one teacher has emailed Mom about attendance issues. Chelsea’s old friends aren’t calling or coming over like they used to—I almost never hear from them lately—and Chelsea seems really sad half the time. Really happy the other half, but she never seems totally, completely her old self.

I can’t believe she didn’t come to me. My little sister is gay, and she feels like she needs to hide it. From me! She should know she can trust me with stuff like this.

I put the pieces together a few hours ago, while I was in the library, so right away I checked out a few books to help me figure out how to talk to her about this. I just emailed the costume director and bailed for tonight so I can go straight home and talk to Chelsea. I need to decide exactly what to say, so it won’t sound like I’m confronting her. Why, why couldn’t she just tell me why she was spending so much time with Deena? Why does she feel like she needs to isolate herself?

I am the best big sis in the world. I have a trophy made out of modeling clay that says so. It’s time for me to prove that I deserve it. Wish me luck!


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