CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT – SISTER TROUBLES

Over the next week, having Elena move into the apartment went......smoothly enough. Jasmine found herself having to adjust to sharing space and constantly having another person around. But she tried to view it as getting much-needed quality time with her newly-discovered sister, a chance to bond on a deeper level. If she was being honest, though, there were little things about Elena's behavior that made her pause occasionally. Like how touchy she was about certain personal items or parts of the apartment that Jasmine tried to tidy up or rearrange. More than once, Jasmine caught Elena bristling if she attempted to move a piece of clothing or accessory that had been carelessly strewn about. Then there were the odd instances of cash or valuables going inexplicably missing around the apartment. Nothing major - just little things like a pretty silver bracelet Elena had sworn she'd left on the bathroom counter only to have it vanish the next day. Or Jasmine missing a twenty dollar bi