Summary

My short story is about the narrators cousin who died. The mother of the narrator and the cousin were close. There two daughters never really got along. Each summer they would go to each other house for too week, but that summer they didn't because her cousin was too sick. Melissa, who was the daughter or the cousin who died, stayed with them for awhile. Melissa's mother Jessie had diabetes from the time she was married. Diabetes is what killed her. Melissa's boyfriend,James comes over and brings his friend, Travis. The narrator, Roseanne, Melissa, James, and Travis all go out and eat and try to get Melissa's mind off of things. Roseanne and Travis end up liking each others.