Paper Thin by Jennifer Snyder

Author:Jennifer Snyder [Snyder, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: drama, emotional, contemporary, family issues, new adult, fiction contemporary women, fiction contempory
Publisher: Jennifer Snyder
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“DON’T LOOK AT ME like that.” Emma’s voice, equal parts exasperation and embarrassment, met my ears. She didn’t sound like my sister at all. “I hate it when you look at me like you feel sorry for me.”

I was in the hall, listening to Dawson and Emma’s private conversation even though I shouldn’t. It wasn’t intentional. I went to the bathroom and overheard a little bit, which caused me to freeze. From the sounds of it, their dinner date didn’t seem to be going well.

“That’s not what you’re seeing,” Dawson countered. “I don’t feel sorry for you, Emma. I just hate seeing you feel sorry for yourself.”

My sister made an awful sound in the back of her throat, and I knew she was getting ready to unleash on him. “I have every right to feel sorry for myself! How dare you tell me any different!” Her words were bitter and harsh, unlike anything I’d ever heard come from her.

I held my breath, wondering what Dawson would say in response. Even though I couldn’t see his face, I knew he had to be falling apart. No one could handle my sister’s wrath when she was this pissed. I knew that better than anyone. My throat clenched as my lungs burned for more air, but I couldn’t breathe yet. I was afraid I would miss what he would say next.

“I didn’t say you couldn’t feel sorry for yourself. I said I hated seeing you feel sorry for yourself. There’s a big difference.” His rich voice traveled down the hall to me, causing goose bumps to prickle along my skin from the emotion trapped within it. He loved her still. Why couldn’t she see it? That was what he was trying to convey. I understood what he meant. Why didn’t she?

“Then don’t.” Her words were crisp and clear. So was her meaning, even before she continued. “No one is forcing you. You’re free to leave anytime.”

I couldn’t believe the words left my sister’s mouth. They were so cruel. So cold. For the first time in my entire life, I wished my mom would walk out of her bedroom and break this conversation up. Too bad the new medication she was on caused her to sleep through the night.

God, this entire dinner looked as though it had backfired. I assumed Emma would have been excited at the thought of having dinner with Dawson, but she didn’t seem any more enthusiastic about him coming over than she was to go to physical therapy. I hated it for them both. I had seen how she looked at him before the accident; he was the light of her life. I wondered when she would open up and let him in again. Seeing her in this funk for so long was rough on me, and I knew it had to be even harder on Dawson. Her permanent frown was so foreign to us both.

“You know that’s not what I want. It’s not going to happen, no matter how hard you try to push me away,” Dawson replied.

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