Teen siblings hiking a desert trail at sunset

November 9, 2026 · 5 min

Everyone is going.

I am afraid of being left out.

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Lorena against a terracotta wall

Chapter 1 · 3:30 pm

After school

I am fine.

I am not fine, and I do not know how to start.

Try Okay. I am around all evening if that changes.

Issue 46: I am fine.

Lorena at the kitchen island with her teens
The first twenty minutes home, when they say the least.