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When Cookie was growing up, Sister used to come sit with her when she was afraid in the night. Now, there's no one there to comfort either of them when they're afraid. Even if Sister was afraid in her hospital room, Cookie can't help her because when she perches on the side of Sister's bed, Sister doesn't even know she's there. The whole experience is exhausting and Cookie is tired of it all: tired of having a crazy sister, tired of the hospital visits, the patients mumbling gibberish, her parents fighting loudly at night, of feeling lonely and never getting any attention, and feeling as if she's the only one keeping the family together.

In class, Cookie tells one of her teachers that she's tired of feeling depressed, so this teacher tells her to plaster on a fake smile, pretending to...