Five
Juno
Thirteen years old
My parents are away on one of my mom’s business trips. It’s a return trip to Juneau to talk about the changes since she’d written about the city back when I was conceived. As gross as it is, each of my siblings are named after the city we were conceived in. Thankfully, my parents decided to spell my name differently.
Brooklyn has been in charge of us—with plenty of drop-ins from Grandma Dori—but she’s dating Trent Gebhart and asked Grandma if she can go out on a date with him to the movies tonight. Since Grandma has card night with her friends, she’s taking Phoenix, Sedona, and Kingston to her place for a sleepover, which means Rome, Denver, and I are on our own.
“Now remember, no parties,” Grandma scolds us with her finger pointed where we all stand on th
