Idiosyncrasy

2 A.M.

It was about 2 A.M. when my sister woke me up while I was trying to get into my nephew’s crib. Apparently I did that often. She used to wake me up all the time because I was sleepwalking. Idiosyncrasy? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely. It took me six years to stop and question why my sister was already awake that night. Little did I know that six years later, we would be switching roles. Instead of me being the annoying younger sibling, now he is and I am the older sister. Flashback to sophomore year. Another year of various changes. New teachers, classes, friends, everything was changing again just like freshman year. None of that worried me. It did a little bit I guess, but not like I expected. This year was different. Full of other changes. Our household went from three to four. I was no longer the only child still at home. I was no longer the …show more content…
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