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Sisterly Love l Trissa stomped into our bedroom. “Make her leave Toby alone!” Toby was Trissa’s special Teddy bear. He was a perfect size and very soft. But most importantly, he only had one eye. Trissa had endured many eye surgeries when she was only four years old, and was very attached to her one-eyed bear. I pulled Trissa up close to me. “Who would be bothering Toby?” I asked. “Everybody knows he is your bear.” “It’s Jenna,” she complained. “She keeps taking him out of my room and won’t give him back.” I smiled. Jenna was only two years old, and was just at that age where she thought everything belonged to her. She couldn’t understand why Toby should be any different. What I didn’t understand was why Jenna would want him. He was worn from the constant love he had received and given over the years. We had many 34