Cassandra was in the middle of changing her sheets when the door was violently kicked open, making her jump.

She turned her head and, with an eerie calmness, asked, "What is it, big brother? Oh, I heard Rose shoutingwhat happened?"

Caleb stormed into the room, burning with the urge to lash out at his older sister. But then a darker thought shadowed his angerher AIDS diagnosis. It froze him mid-step, forcing him to retreat, hesitant, as if the mere mention of her ...