Sylvie and I were always close, but living together tested us. In our tiny apartment, little habits turned into irritations\u2014my tea cups left around, her habit of borrowing clothes. <\/p>\n
Then came the laundry debate. I tossed sweaters into the wash like always. \u201cYou can\u2019t keep putting everything in the dryer,\u201d she warned. I rolled my eyes. Clothes were clothes.<\/p>\n
Weeks later, I pulled my favorite cream sweater\u2014bought with my first paycheck\u2014out of the dryer. It had shrunk to child-size. My chest tightened as Sylvie appeared in the doorway. \u201cI told you so,\u201d she said softly. That night, research confirmed her words: heat ruins fibers, heavy towels damage delicates, and air drying is best. Guilt sank in.<\/p>\n
The next morning, I admitted, \u201cYou were right.\u201d She didn\u2019t gloat, just smiled. Then I noticed her cardigan, stretched and sagging in the basket. \u201cGuess the dryer doesn\u2019t play favorites,\u201d I teased. We both laughed. The sweater was gone, but the lesson stayed: even a shrunken sweater can\u2019t shrink the bond between sisters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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