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Jeanette and Eleanor patiently waited for Brittany to arrive. very little noise they heard made them jump. They didn't know what to expect, or what they were going to say to her, especially after the way that she talked to Jeanette on the phone. They didn't want to fight with her, they wanted to act like her sister again, especially since they hadn't in so long. When the doorbell finally rang, Jeanette jumped out of her seat to answer the door. They didn't want to keep her waiting, or she might have walked away. Jeanette opened the door to see a very stressed-looking Brittany. She looked very upset, and angry.

"Hi, Brittany," Jeanette said, with a smile on her face.

"Hi,"

"Please, come in and make yourself at home,"

Brittany glanced around the apartment, and then finally went into the living room.

"Do you want anything to eat or drink?"

"No," she said sourly. "Now, what did you want me for?"

"We, uh, we wanted to talk to you,"

"Why?"

"Because you're our sister,"

"That word means nothing to me," she replied, with a scowl.

"But it means something to us. You're our only other blood relative!" Eleanor intervened.

"Well you two have each other, and in my opinion that's enough. You don't need me, and you probably don't want me, like everyone else,"

"Of course we want you! We love you, you're our sister!"

"Love doesn't exist,"

"Yes it does,"

"Not in my life. Can I go now?"

"No! Please stay! We haven't seen you in so long!"

"I could care less. You two could go on living your lives without me,"

"No, we can't. We need you in our lives. Our lives are incomplete without you!"

"Bull,"

"It's not bull! Why aren't you grasping any of this?"

"Because I don't want to, and you can't make me! You can't make me feel how you want me to feel. You can't make me act how you want me to act. You can't control me,"

Jeanette and Eleanor glanced at each other. Was there really no getting through to Brittany?

"Please, Brittany, hear us out,"

"Give me a good reason why I should,"

"I guess we don't have a reason. Just go,"

Brittany stood up to leave, but noticed the look of defeat on her sisters' face. She felt guilty for snapping at them, after all, they hadn't cause her personal problems.

"I-I'm sorry," she apologized.

"It's fine. You're on your on, I guess," Jeanette responded. It was now her turn to comfort Eleanor, who was upset by Brittany's outburst.

"Can I stay?"

"If you want. But you really don't have to,"

"I want to. It has been a long time,"

"Don't do anything because of your guilt. It won't help you,"

"I'm staying. First, you beg me to stay, then you request that I leave! Sheesh!"

"I never requested that you leave, I told you that if you wanted to go, you could go, and I wasn't going to stop you," Jeanette replied calmly.

"Well I've changed my mind. I'm staying,"

"That's fine," Jeanette said, getting up from the couch. She walked into the bathroom, and got Eleanor a tissue. When she came back, Brittany was next to Eleanor, apologizing to her. Jeanette gave Eleanor the tissue, and sat where Brittany was originally sitting.

"Why did you stop talking to me, Brittany?" Jeanette asked gently.

Brittany looked up at her. "It hurts too bad to say,"

"It might help if you tell me though. Like you could finally get it off of your chest,"

Brittany gulped, then took a deep breath. "I...I had a stillborn baby, and I blamed myself. Then, I envied you because I figured you could have a baby and I couldn't,"

"Should I tell her what we found out, Eleanor?"

Eleanor nodded. "What did you find out?" Brittany asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Well, do you remember that tornado, way back in twenty-twelve?"

"Of course,"

"Well, a nuclear power plant collapsed, which caused radiation exposure,"

"And? What does that have to do with me?"

"Radiation damages sex cells. And when The sex cells are damaged, it can cause a miscarriage, should you become pregnant. Sometimes, the baby makes it but is disabled,"

Brittany gasped. "It...it all makes sense now,"

"And, if the two of you were affected by the radiation, more than likely I'm affected by it, too,"

"Oh, oh! I am so sorry! I...I was so stupid to cut the two of you put of my life!" she said, with tears welling in her eyes. Jeanette got up, and returned to the bathroom. This time, she took the whole box back to the living room with her. She took one out, and handed it to Brittany, who dabbed at her eyes with the tissue. Then, she blew her nose.

"It's ok, Brittany, we're all here together now, and that's all that matters,"

"I was so foolish! I cut everyone that I loved out of my life,"

"You can fix it all now!"

"Not with him, he'll never trust me again,"

"I'm sure he will, if he really loves you,"

"But, Jeanette, trust is like a broken mirror. You can glue the pieces back together, but you can still see the cracks. I broke his heart, for no reason at all,"

"You should call him,"

"No! No! I can't do that!" she screamed, breathing heavily.

"Shhh, why not?"

"He won't answer. I know he won't,"

"How do you know?"

"I ruined his life. He hates me now,"

"Brittany, how do you know that?"

She took another deep breath. "When he left, he told me to never try to contact him again. He said I mentally destroyed him, like I had dropped a bomb on him. He tried to make me happy, but I was so mentally ill. He comforted me when I cried, and put up with me when I screamed and yelled. And then, I suspected him of cheating. It was the worst decision of my life. And worst of all, I still loved him when he left, and wanted him to stay,"

"How long has it been, Brittany?"

"Th-three or four years," she replied, taking another tissue.

"A phone call is long overdue. It's time, Brittany,"

She started shaking her head very rapidly. "No, no, no, no, no!'

"Brittany, you have to. It's been so long, and maybe he feels the same way you do right now. Maybe he misses you as much as you miss him,"

"I don't think so, he's done with me. I'm old news,"

"Brittany, you don't know that! How many times do I have to repeat it? You do not know what he's feeling right now,"

"I know what he's feeling, hatred. Towards me,"

"You are so stubborn, Brittany! I'm going to say it one more time, you don't know that,"

"I refuse to call him,"

"Well, there are four others that could give him a call for you,"

"And then what?"

"We can invite him over, too,"

"Why would you do that? Can't you see that talking about him hurts me enough!"

"It's been too, too long. You haven't talked to him in years, and you clearly miss him. What's the worst that could happen?"

"World War Three?"

"Brittany, please. What if he wants to get back together with you?"

Brittany looked straight into Jeanette's eyes, and finally realized her sister was right. She would never know if she never tried.

"You-you're right," she sniffled. "I'll call him."

To be continued...

Wow! Brittany is persistent! And stubborn! Lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thanks for reading and please review! Peace, Love and Chipmunks