Sisters

Raina and her family sit around the table eating dinner and discussing their upcoming plans to drive to Colorado for a family reunion. Raina and her younger sister, Amara are more concerned with arguing with one another. When Amara starts bothering Raina about “the incident” (3), Raina’s eyes widen with fury and her cheeks turn red as she cries, “WHY DID I EVER ASK FOR A SISTER?!” (3). As the story transitions to the past, the pages themselves turn yellow, and a much younger Raina is seen playing alone with her dolls. A montage of her begging her parents for a sister over the course of several months ends as Raina is told that is just what’s going to happen. When Raina’s sister is born, she is ecstatic at first, but when she meets Amara, she finds the baby off-putting. Amara can’t play at first, and when she’s old enough to start moving around, she prefers throwing Raina’s toys to using them. As a toddler, Amara is fussy and picky, but Raina figures out that they both enjoy drawing. Moment-by-moment panels show Raina becoming excited to share this with her sister, but Amara quickly taking over and wanting to draw alone.