Emily Carter had learned early that some families do not ask for help. They assign it. In the Carter house, responsibility had always arrived with Emily’s name already written on it. When the dishwasher leaked, Emily called the repair company. When her father forgot an insurance renewal, Emily found the paperwork. When her mother overcommitted to church events, birthday dinners, bridal showers, and neighbor favors, Emily became the extra hands nobody thanked because everybody had already decided she would say yes. Her younger sister Chloe lived under different weather. Chloe…
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