She’s grinning so widely that the skin by her ears is wrinkling.

“All right, are we ready for our first day?” she says as she slides the minivan door shut. Really, I was distracted while calculating how much money I need to earn in the next month ($287.22) to keep from getting in huge trouble, but that is definitely not something I can admit to Mom. I give it one more dramatic spin before chucking it into the back of our dented minivan. “Um, practicing?” I say, realizing I’ve been absently twirling the brush like a baton. “Rachel, what are you doing with that toilet brush?” Mom calls as she comes out of the house with a mountain of paper towels in her arms.

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