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“You’ve been trying to seriously harm me.”
Jessica stood up slowly, and for the first time in my life, I felt genuinely afraid of my younger sister. “If you try to turn our parents against me with whatever you think you found,” she said, “I’ll tell everyone you’ve been stealing medication from the hospital where you work. “I’ll say you’ve been using drugs.
She moved closer to my bed, her voice dropping to a whisper. “Who do you think mom and dad will believe? “Their perfect daughter who made one innocent mistake,
“or their paranoid older daughter, who’s clearly having a mental breakdown from her medical issues?”
Before I could respond, our parents appeared in the doorway.
Jessica immediately burst into tears again, throwing herself into dad’s arms. “She’s accusing me of horrible things,” Jessica sobbed. “She says I tried to hurt her on purpose, but I would never do that.
“I think the chemicals might have affected her brain.”
Mom moved to Jessica’s side instantly. “America, I’m very disappointed in you. “Your sister has been taking care of you all weekend, and this is how you repay her kindness.”
I tried to explain about the journal, but dad cut me off before I could finish my first sentence.
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