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“Jesse!” Nina protested, clearly not thrilled.
He raised an eyebrow. “You really want him seeing your messy room? Your desk’s still covered in hair ties and
those little flower clips Uncle Alan used this morning.”
Nina paused, remembering. Right, her uncle had helped her with her hair earlier, and she hadn't cleaned up
since.
With a reluctant pout, she let Jesse take Jerinstead.
Alan watched the two boys disappear down the hall, then gently guided Nina back toward her room.
As they walked, Nina looked up, her tone serious. “Uncle Alan, wakeup when Jerwakes up, okay?”
Alan smiled. “Of course. But hey—can | ask you something?” He continued without waiting for her reply, “Do you
like him that much?”
Nina nodded without hesitation. “Yep!”
“What about Jesse?”
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“You don't like Jesse anymore?” Alan teased.
“I do!” she said quickly, as if that was obvious. “Jesse’s my favorite person besides Mom and Dad!”
Alan chuckled. “Then how cyou kept saying nice things about Jertoday—Ilike how he’s taller and better
than Jesse?” He'd noticed Jesse’s unease. “Don’t you think Jesse might feel a little upset hearing that?”
Nina tilted her head, thinking. “Why would he be upset?”
Alan crouched down to her level. “Well... if Jesse praised another little girl, saying she was smarter or prettier
than you, wouldn't you feel a little bad?” he reasoned.
She paused, thought about it, then shook her head. “No.”
“Why not?” Alan asked, genuinely curious.
“Jesse’s shy,” she said sweetly. “If he’s willing to play with other kids, I'd be happy for him.” Her voice was soft
and sincere. “Besides, even if Jesse plays with other people... I'm still his sister.”
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Alan paused at that, caught a little off guard by her honest answer. “Not worried he’ll ignore you someday?” he
asked.
“He would never ignore me,” Nina said simply. “And | won't ignore him either. But Jerome's leaving today, so |
need to spend twith him. Jesse's always home—we can play later.”
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