The First Steps
She knew she had to call her family. They had to know the news of what happened finally reached her and she knew arrangements for travel must be made. Clearly she wasn't going to take her math test tonight that she had been stressing about. She rolled her eyes at herself for stressing out over something so small as a test. The day's events made her realize the insignificance of her worry. Her coach spoke. "When you're ready, call your sister, Jessica, instead of your mom." Her thoughts when to her mom and dad in that moment. She let out a sigh then picked up the phone to call the familiar number of her middle sister. The call was answered almost immediately. "Hello?" "Hey." "Are you okay, baby sister?" "Yeah. I'll be okay. Are you?" She knew how close her sister was to her brother, and she was worried how her sister was taking the news. "No" was all she heard, and the rest of the conversation was a blur. They ...