Raina Rae Stepsister [top] May 2026

Raina sat on the edge of the bed. “He was terrible at telling jokes. And he always burned the pancakes.”

For the first time, Raina saw past the attitude. Kayla wasn’t trying to take her place—she was trying to understand what a real family looked like. raina rae stepsister

Kayla didn’t flinch. “I wasn’t going to steal it. I just… wondered what he was like. My dad left when I was three. Yours stayed until he couldn’t. I don’t know what that’s like.” Raina sat on the edge of the bed

“Put that down,” Raina said, voice sharp. Kayla wasn’t trying to take her place—she was

Raina Rae had never asked for a stepsister. Her mom’s remarriage was already an adjustment, but when Kayla moved in with her expensive sneakers, loud music, and habit of borrowing Raina’s sweaters without asking, the house felt smaller than ever.

The tension hit its peak one Tuesday night. Raina came home from volleyball practice to find Kayla sitting on her bed, holding a framed photo of Raina and her late father.