CHAPTER 87

  I pondered on her soft-spoken words for the rest of my walk around the square, the sun's heat pounding onto the nearly straight line of my back. Somehow, I missed the curve I once had, but I didn't wish for it back. For once in my life, I felt like I fit in as I belonged. Sure, my arms were still crooked, but I was getting there. My lungs were growing bigger, even if I hadn't stretched my legs.

  "Whatcha thinking about?" Everest's snappy voice broke me from my thoughts and I looked up. He was grinning down at me, looking smug.

  "Nothing much. Why? What are you doing?"

  Everest shrugged. "I'm bored. Ranveer's with your King, so I have nothing to do."

  "So, you chose to bother me?"

  "Yeah. I mean, you are my sister, after all."

  I did a double-take, almost tripping. "What?"

  Everest looked confused. "What do you mean?"

  "You called me your sister...?"