She suddenly chuckles. "You don't have to be humble." She says to Justin. "I'm her mother and I know her well. Katy's your sister and she has a 4.0 GPA so how can you say Allie's one of the smartest people you've met? She's barely able to keep a 3.5."
My jaw clenches, and I drop my gaze to the bedsheet. Isn’t 3.5 good enough?
Justin chuckles. “Mrs. Katherine, Katy can’t stay a week apart from Allison. You know why?”
Mom arches an eyebrow. “Why?”
“She’s really clumsy and clueless without her,” he says, keeping his eyes on Mom. I can’t help but gape at him, but he doesn’t glance at me. “I think you underestimate Allison a lot. Do you know she’s won a ton of awards?”
Mom rolls her eyes. “Some art or drama awards,” she waves dismissively, like they don’t matter at all. But I worked my as
