She felt tears form in her eyes once more when he told her that it wasn’t selfish to focus on herself. She believed him but didn’t believe herself not to be selfish.. She wiped her eyes with her hand, glad she hadn’t decided to experiment with make up today, before hugging him. She buried her head in his chest. “I’m not worth it… surely.” Puberty was an awful thing. It made her have these thoughts… unwelcome thoughts plague and challenge her once confident self.

Glancing up, she took a step away and then listened to Jude as he spoke. “I knew things were weird based on how you two interacted but at least you told him… I should at least tell him how I feel bad not accept defeat.” She’d rise to the challenge and tell Botros how she felt even if it cost—- no, it didn’t matter. Serena had proved to her that she didn’t want to be friends so why should she concern herself with how Serena felt.

Lisa didn’t care…. She tried not to care.

“Im sorry that you had that experience. Rejection sucks,” she spoke quietly. And then she listened to him more and found herself hugging him again. He always looked out for her, didn’t he? Despite his relationship or lack there of with her brother, he was always Jude. Her eyes twinkled with tears. “I love you, Jude. You’re the best adopted brother ever.”