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It was subtle, but Alya thought she saw the slight shift in her sister's demeanor. Hope sparked in her chest as Korei took a step toward her, somehow the girl she'd grown up with an a complete stranger at the same time. She refrained from agreeing with the girl about her naivety, sensing that this was not her judgment to pass, in the other's eyes.

"We were girls before," she said, her voice as gentle as it ever got but still filled with that same firmness. "There are a lot of things I've done wrong. I'm trying to set those things right. But more than that, I don't want to be at odds with you. You're my sister. You'll always be my sister. But I see now that I can't take that for granted."

Here, Alya dropped her gaze to the ground. She'd almost said, I missed you, but that would have been a lie. She'd hardly known Korei at all, and she had mourned for her because they were sisters and she loved all of her family, even if they were not vital to her existance. But she had not missed Korei because they had not truly been a part of one another's lives. "I want to get to know you," she said instead. "Please? You don't have to forgive me. I'd just like a chance."