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“Sorry again,” I mouth, and she gives an absolutely lethal eye roll that I will be thinking about for the next three weeks while I shower and every time I close my eyes to sleep.
“Ultimately, we’re all family,” Vanessa says. “And family takes care of family.” This is very Fast & Furious of her, but I don’t mention it.
own. I can handle any number of things on my own, but I didn’t realize how nice it is, sometimes, to have someone whose job is to handle things with you.
don’t know how to tell her she’s the most beautiful woman, monster or not, that I’ve ever seen, and with every day that passes in her presence, I’m increasingly certain that there’s hardly a bad or cruel or monstrous thing about her.
“You know what I am,” Vanessa says. “I do. I think you’re the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Willa loves affirmations, absolutely loves them. I regard them as optimistic attempts to gaslight yourself into getting through another day without confronting the horrors of this life, but she remains steadfast.
