It was 9 o’clock and my sister and I were doing our nightly ritual of brushing our teeth, washing our faces, and making funny faces in the bathroom mirror. As the younger sister, I would do anything to make my sister laugh. I would stretch my face in the most impressive ways and pull the weirdest faces you can possibly imagine in the bathroom mirror. After my face could not move anymore without hurting, we’d go to our bedroom that we shared for 7 years. Kelsey, my sister, got out her yearbooks and said “Cami, come over here,” and of course, being my boy crazy self said, “Oooh, let’s pick out the cutest boys.” I would talk and talk and talk all night if she let me, eventually she would say nothing back and that’s how …show more content…
I said goodbye before I left for school and it hadn’t yet hit me that it was the last time I was going to see my sister for a while. So I went to school and didn’t even think at all about her leaving. I went to track practice as usual and when I got home, there was no sister. No sister to be seen, heard, or to yell at. I walked into my room to find a bouquet of daisies in every color of the rainbow with a note that read, “You’re my best friend that I just can’t get rid of, I’ll alway be here when you need me.” I cried until I fell asleep and didn’t awake till my mom said it was time for dinner. “Cam, can you please set the table?” asked my mother as she pulled the baked potatoes out of the oven. I groaned and went to the cabinet and grabbed 5 plates, 5 cups, and 5 forks. From there I set the table and didn’t even think til my mom called everyone in for dinner. Everyone noticed the extra place setting but no one said anything. It was a quiet dinner without my sisters squeaky ridiculous voice to fill the still air. The only topic was Kelsey, my dad said “I wonder what Kelsey is having for dinner.” My mom nodded her head in agreement and expressed “I hope she’s having fun and meeting new people.” My brother and I just stayed quiet, you could tell we both missed our big