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The funny thing about siblings is that you live your whole lives (in a lot of cases) parallel to one another. It’s like 200 meter hurdles, but you don’t know when the hurdles are coming.

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I am a victim of sexual assault, but I feel it in two ways—from my own traumas, and the disgust of what my sibling was capable of.

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After three years of not seeing you and one year of not speaking to you, I felt such a sense of relief to hear your voice over voicemail.

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The hardest part of not knowing you, is knowing that a stranger is walking around with my face, and my name on his tongue.

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It doesn’t matter how long it’s been, whether it’s been three years or three months, you will still love them and miss them. But most of all, you just hope they are happy and healthy.

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We embrace a life of solitude, and we are always okay being alone. 

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I get that we’re family. And I’ve tried to advise you to the best of my ability, but I really think you love to be miserable. 

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No matter how far you’ll ever be, you will always have me.

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I wonder if your guilt eats you alive.

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You are not only my sibling, you are my best friend. You are my confidante, my cushion, my motivator.