There came a knock on Jessica's door.
"Come in," she sighed.
Mike, Mark, and Sarah stepped into the room. Jake limped.
"Why are you—oh. Never mind." Jessica said.
Mark shut the door. Mike and Sarah sat on Jessica's bed.
"What exactly are you people doing in here, anyway?" Jessica asked.
"We've proposed a truce," Mike began.
Jessica snorted and crossed her arms.
"No seriously, we did," Sarah continued. "Jessica, we know that losing dad and you not being able to finish your study program was hard for you. But you have to understand that Kim is feeling much worse. She feels responsible for everything, and--"
"So what? I'm not her."
"You're her twin. You are supposed to appreciate her, no matter what happens." Sarah raised her voice. "You are family, whether you like it or not. You are going to accept her as your sister. It's not like you haven't done anything you--"
"OW!" Jake yelled, jumping up off the floor.
"JAKE, SIT DOWN!" Everyone screamed in his direction.
"Heh, sorry. Moving on…" said Jake, finally sitting down.
"Anyway…" Sarah said, rolling her eyes.
"What we're trying to say is that no matter how many mistakes you make, you're still family. Would Kim blame you for everything if you were in her position? I don't think so. You're being overly cruel." Mike slid an open envelope over towards Jessica.
"What's this?" Jessica said, eyeing the envelope.
"Open it and see – we found it rolled up in Mike's allergy medicine container. Whew, what would we do without that stuff?" Mark said.
"Okay…" Jessica said. "I don't see how it will make me change my mind…"
"Open it and see. Kim's at Aunt Muriel's."
"Aunt Muriel?"
"YES!"
"Oh."
Mark, Jake, Mike, and Sarah left the room. Jessica opened the envelope. She gasped. Inside it was her readmission letter to her study program – and with it, $100 fell out onto her lap with the words 'I'm sorry,' on a pink sticky note attached to it. Jessica leaned over onto her pillow and started crying.
The note was signed,
Love, your sister, Kim.