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On the day SAT scores came out, I called out to the living room, the way I always did. “Dad, Mom, I got a 1580!” “I can go to New York! I can finally see Nico and Matteo!” Silence. As usual. Four little cloth dolls sat on the couch. Dad, Mom, my brother Nico, and Matteo DeLuca, the boy who’d grown up with me. They watched me without a sound, just as they had on so many nights before. And then I remembered. A year ago, something had happened with my younger sister, Bella. They said my grades were too good. They said I put too much pressure on her, and that was why she’d started hurting herself. So I became the one who had to be moved away. They sent me here, to this rented apartment. On my first night, a drunk from next door pounded on my door by mistake. I hid under the blanket, too scared to even make a sound. All I could do was call my parents, Nico, and Matteo, over and over again. Every call went straight to voicemail. Near dawn, Mom finally sent a text. “Stop calling. Seeing your name pop up makes Bella anxious.” After that, I made the four dolls. I put them at the table when I ate and by my bed when I slept. I told them about every little victory, all the things I had no one else to tell. But this time, I didn’t pull them into my arms. After a year of being completely alone, I was finally done waiting for them. ... I stood there and took a long, hard look at the apartment I’d lived in for the past year. The paint was peeling in patches, exposing the gray wallboard underneath. The curtains had been washed so many times they were stiff, with mildew stains clinging to the corners. The old window air conditioner overhead rattled nonstop, but all it ever spit out was lukewarm air. The most intense months of college applications had also been the hottest. I spent every day at my desk, writing essays. By the time I finished one, my T-shirt would be soaked with sweat. It wasn’t like the Ricci family was short on money. My parents, Nico, and Bella lived in a thirty-five-hundred-square-foot house in Montclair, New Jersey. Bella had her own study and her own art room. Even her dolls had their own room. The day they sent me away, Mom had just frowned and said, “It’s a year, at most. No need for anything fancy.” “Once applications are over, we’ll bring you home.” But more than two weeks had passed since I’d submitted my applications. My scores were out today. And not one of them had mentioned me coming home. I lowered my head, about to put the four dolls away, when my phone suddenly lit up. It was an iMessage from Mom. [Etta, come home later. We need to talk about choosing schools.] I stared at the words “come home” for a long time. A flicker of hope sparked in my chest. Maybe they still remembered me. I went downstairs immediately. The bus would take too long, so I splurged on an Uber. When I pushed open the front door, the living room was buzzing with conversation. My parents, Nico, and Matteo were all there. Bella sat in the middle of the couch, four beautifully wrapped gifts on the coffee table in front of her. Mom stroked her hair, her voice so gentle you’d think she was talking to a frightened bird. “You did so well this time, sweetheart. A 1450. Our Bella can go to college in New York, too.” Nico smiled. “She’s coming to Columbia. I’m the one who tutored her in math.” “Do you know how much time I spent on her this year? It’d be a shock if she didn’t come to my school.” Matteo frowned. “No way.” “I helped her with her essays and English. If she’s going anywhere, it’s NYU.” They argued over it as if it were the most important thing in the world, neither willing to give an inch. I stood in the doorway, feeling like I’d walked into the wrong house. After a long moment, Mom finally saw me. The smile fell from her face. “Etta’s back.” The livi......

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