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Jess smiled from the kitchen, holding up a perfectly flipped pancake.

By August, their tiny apartment ran like a two-person crew. Jess made edible spaghetti. Mia learned to set an alarm and pack her own camp bag. They still fought over the remote, but now they had a rule for that too: “Rock, Paper, Scissors — best two out of three.”

The first week was chaos. Jess burned pancakes, forgot to buy toothpaste, and let Mia watch a scary movie (then regretted it at 2 a.m. when Mia crawled into her bed, shaking). My Summer with Mom Sis

Jess teared up. “See? You’re pretty useful yourself.”

Jess didn’t get mad. She just said, “You’re right. So let’s make our own rules.” Jess smiled from the kitchen, holding up a

“This is useless,” Mia whispered one night. “You’re not Mom.”

Mia groaned. Jess was fun as a sister — late-night snacks, silly dances, secrets. But a mom ? Jess didn’t even know how to fold a fitted sheet. Mia learned to set an alarm and pack her own camp bag

Every summer, ten-year-old Mia stayed with her grandmother in the countryside. But this summer was different: her older sister, Jess (twenty-two and fresh out of college), was in charge while their mom worked abroad.

Jess smiled from the kitchen, holding up a perfectly flipped pancake.

By August, their tiny apartment ran like a two-person crew. Jess made edible spaghetti. Mia learned to set an alarm and pack her own camp bag. They still fought over the remote, but now they had a rule for that too: “Rock, Paper, Scissors — best two out of three.”

The first week was chaos. Jess burned pancakes, forgot to buy toothpaste, and let Mia watch a scary movie (then regretted it at 2 a.m. when Mia crawled into her bed, shaking).

Jess teared up. “See? You’re pretty useful yourself.”

Jess didn’t get mad. She just said, “You’re right. So let’s make our own rules.”

“This is useless,” Mia whispered one night. “You’re not Mom.”

Mia groaned. Jess was fun as a sister — late-night snacks, silly dances, secrets. But a mom ? Jess didn’t even know how to fold a fitted sheet.

Every summer, ten-year-old Mia stayed with her grandmother in the countryside. But this summer was different: her older sister, Jess (twenty-two and fresh out of college), was in charge while their mom worked abroad.