Let It Go ... Not The Song

"I don't like talking to people," D1 said as we got into the car to make our way to the STATE university for her week-long Summer Science Academy. 
"I know," I nodded. "Neither do I most of the time, but I do it anyway."
We had this conversation a dozen times on our way there.


And just before I left her for the week, we had that conversation again. 
And she hugged me like she used to hug me before she got all cool and teenagery and stuff. 
And I came this ->

But I didn't. 
I s...