Giselle

The whole trip is surprisingly pleasant. Pierre and Scarlett are great company, and watching the way they interact—how Pierre seems to protect her, even though she’s already an adult—makes me feel a little envious. They have each other.

"Everything okay?" Scarlett asks, noticing my sudden silence.

"Yeah, it’s just…" I pause, then say quietly, "Watching you two makes me wish I had a brother. Maybe I wouldn’t have felt so alone after my parents died. Maybe I never would’ve ...