Take a Chance on Me (86 page)

Leelee let her face fall into her hands. And in the privacy of her own palms, standing by the creek next to a soybean field, she screamed at the top of her lungs the one thing she'd always longed to say: "It's not fair and I hate her for it!"

Emma lost track of time. She'd collapsed to the bank of the creek and let Leelee fall across her lap and cry. And she'd cried and cried—and Emma joined her—until the sun started to set and Vesta was a nervous wreck. Emma knew they had to head back.