She pulled out her phone, intending to send a message to Iris, only to find a barrage of unread messages on WhatsApp—all from Iris.
[Skyler, I miss you!]
[The first day without you has been so long.]
[The flowers we planted together in the summer have grown tall. They'll be blooming by the time you come back.]
[Can I start school early in the Capital?]
[Mom and Dad had a fight today. It got physical, and both got hurt.]d2
[Why aren't you replying to me? Don't you want me anymore?]
Reading this, Skyler quickly typed a reply.
[Iris, what are you thinking? How could I ever not want you? I just went to take a shower, and I'm replying as soon as I saw your messages.]
Iris: [You scared me. I thought you didn't want Iris anymore.]
Skyler: [Iris, you're the dearest to me, and there is no way that I could abandon you.]
Iris: [Skyler...]
Skyler continued, [Iris, I want to bring you to the Capital soon too, but I'm not quite there yet. Give me some time to figure things out, then I'll see if I can bring you over to the Capital.]
Skyler knew all too well that bringing Iris to the Capital wasn't going to be easy. First, she needed the financial means, and second, she needed the consent of the Blue family elders.
The Blues had raised the sisters, squeezing every ounce of value from them. How could they easily let Iris go?
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