"Ami, that's not what I meant," Adela turned to her, trying to speak calmly as she felt her emotions boiling up to the surface. It took her a second to breathe as she turned to face Ami, more serious than ever as she spoke again, "You can hurt someone without meaning to. I know I'd never hurt him on purpose, either."

After a beat looked down at her drink, frowning at it as she added more to it, "But I ended up doing that anyway. He's my cousin, Ami -- and at one time, he was my best friend."