If Only For Awhile

Last night, for the first time in what feels like ages, I was united with my two older sisters and my younger sister. The four of us spent the evening together, forgetting about all the stupid stuff that's been threatening to drive us apart.

For once, if only for a little while, I felt whole.

Cassie's entire life has been consumed by swimming, just as Pinks' has been devoured by work. Kailey got laid off [sorry, hon] and she and I drive to school together, so I see her often, but I very rarely get to see the other two. I see Maddy every single day in school, and usually on the weekends, too; if she'd been there last night, I would have been even more complete.

So I see Maddy and Kailey, no big deal. But seeing my older sisters--much less both at the same time--is a next-to-impossible feat, considering that my own life now consists solely of responsibilities.

School, homework, work, DI, college stuff, sleep. Shower and repeat frequently.

But yesterday night, totally undisturbed by all of those things, I got to see my sisters. Amazing. :]

People don't understand the driving power of sibling love. They're my sisters, so very much a part of me that it's almost hard to differentiate. I love them with all my heart, even when we're all under the influence of PMS and ready to kill each other. Even then.

Sisters for life, friends for longer. And that is what's going to keep me sane.