Justine

 

by Rebekah Adema

My sister has the kind of laugh that is true and real.  It only comes when something really hits her hard.  Being with her is like wearing your favorite old sweatshirt.  So soft and comfortable.  A good fit.  She loves me.  She tells me this with serious brown eyes. And when I ask for help, she always says yes.

                       

One day in the summer she came home with thick, beautiful ropes as hair.  She would sit on the porch during those summer days with a novel. The rough cords of hair hid her face and the pages overwhelmed her.

 

She is strong in a fierce and quiet way.  You look at her sometimes when a deep thought is crossing her mind, and you know that one day she will be great