I remembered something. I reached into my right chest pocket and pulled out the slightly used picture of Mary-Kate and I before I left for the war. I looked at her smile and I felt a little smile appearing on my face. I quickly stopped smiling cause I was mad at her right now. I handed it to Mary-Kate and I saw the sincerity in her eyes and maybe a little fear. I walked over to her and I held her in my arms. "It's ok. I forgive you." I said softly. She threw her arms around me and we hugged for ages. ***Ashley*** "Are we done having fun yet?" I asked Marc-Andre annoyed. I looked over to him and saw him looking out the window. I wonder what he's thinking. He pointedly ignored me. Just then Brett and Mary-Kate entered the room smiling. Very different from their appearance a few minutes earlier. Mary-Kate sat down on the couch next to me and gave me a hug. "How are you doing?" she asked in a concerned voice. "Fine" I said shrugging away from her "stop worrying about me!" "You don't look fine." She said again in her concerned tone of voice. "I think I know when I'm fine, Mary-Kate." I said, irritated. "Then how come you never smile anymore?" She asked. "Because I was dragged around town all day by Marc-Andre." I explained. "He's only trying to help you, Ashley." I heard Brett say. "You're the one who needs help, Brett!" I said, getting angry now. "Every few seconds whenever you make Mary-Kate happy, you go out of your way to make her angry again!" Brett's face started going red and I cowered a little. "That was SO mean!" Mary-Kate yelled. "I only have one thing to say to you, Ashley." Brett said, with restraint. "What?" I asked softly, watching what I was saying. "Matt." He said. "What?" I asked. "I find it strange that you lost your boyfriend, whom you've gone out with for a long time, and haven't mourned for him except when you just found out." Brett said. "Do you miss him at all? Or are you trying to forget about him?" I was doing my best to hold back tears but they were getting really close to falling. Man! I wish this apartment had seperate rooms. Right about now I'd love to run into mine and slam the door. "Ummm... maybe you two should leave us alone for a sister to sister talk." Mary-Kate suggested. Brett nodded. He went over to where Marc-Andre was standing and they both walked out the door. I was glad Brett was gone. Why was he always so mean to everyone. ***Mary-Kate*** "Ashley" I started. "You can't bury this" "Sure I can" she said getting up. I grabbed the belt loop of her jeans and pulled her back till she was sitting next to me again "NO You can't!" "Sure I can," She said. "Just watch me." She got up to leave again. I pulled her again by her belt loop and sat her down beside me. "No, you can't!" I said. "STOP IT!" She yelled. "I can do what I want! You're not my mother!" "No! But I'm your sister!" She folded her arms and looked away. "Ashley, you're in denial..." I started explaining. "No I'm not!" She quickly said. I gave her a look. She only covered her mouth and turned back away. "Until you admit you are and let out your true feelings, the pain you feel inside will never go away." I put a hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off "I can't help you if you won't let me" I got up and started towards the door "Where are you going?" "To spend some time with the guys before they go" "Want to come?" I asked my sister. "Their still here for another week." She said. "I'll do something with them another day." I shrugged and went out the door. Maybe if we don't give her any attention or sympathy, she'll snap out of her denial.
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