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"He's not going to send you away," she said. Her voice was steadier than she felt. "I've been watching him for six months. He buys the almond milk you like even though he's allergic to nuts. He stayed up all night fixing your bike chain. He told my mom he was proud of you for trying out for the soccer team, even though you didn't make it."

That night, Lia's mother found her in the kitchen, staring at the laminated chore chart. Her mother put a glass of water on the counter, but no sleeping pill bottle beside it. lias big stepfamily

"Because I'm an expert at watching people who aren't watching me back," Lia said. "It's what you do when you're the extra one." "He's not going to send you away," she said

She was still a planet. But she was no longer alone in her orbit. He buys the almond milk you like even