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Instead I say, "I’m sorry"

In that y letter but hundreds, one for every horrible person who ever did or said anything mean to her

"There’s no way anyone would have done that if they knew you And just so you know, not everyone ishing you har for you"

"What did you say?"

"I was rooting for you"

So passes across her face, and I can see it--she knows I’ in front of the co at the clock on the wall "What happened?"

I tell hi’s fine Honestly, he does need to worry about , starting with Mick fro Jack ho he was there the day they knocked down our house, and finding out that all this time he was Dean of Dean, Sas I stopped telling hio--about the letters and the Dary and sad and heartbroken and eo to sleep Butas I talk, and as soon as I stop, he stops He says, "I need to know that you’re okay I need to know if I should go over to the Hunts’ and punch that kid ry at the world outside this house, and that ood, Dad"

"You’d tell me" It’s a question "You will tell me"

"I will Always Fro I put you through"

I can tell he knows I’ht

"I’m sorry too, Libbs"

And it hits rief my dad has taken and sed and carried--not just the loss of my mom, but the loss of compassion frootsure I eat healthy, trying to keeploved

And then, maybe to prove there are no secrets between us, he tellsoff and on for a while Her name is Kerry and she teaches e, married once, no kids He didn’t want to tell me because he’s not sure where this will lead or what their relationship means, and he wants to be careful with me, with her But I think really he just didn’t wantthe only one in the world who hadn’t moved on

I say this to hi on, Libbs It’sdifferently That’s all it is Different life Different world Different rules We don’t ever leave that old world behind We just create a new one"

It’s after 1 aet hoe for at least five ood to iant steak, or a rack of ribs When it doesn’t, I grab a soda and soe up some chips from the pantry, and sit down in the dark kitchen to eat hts up across the rooh I knoon’t be It’s Kanosia is one trippyWe’re all weird and daed in our oay You’re not the only one