Lauren whispered to the other two during it all, “Notice none of these things are about Matty. Not really. They’re about his accomplishments.” That’s all Matty was to them, she said. He was like a gold medal they could hang around their necks—a shining example of the family, a human trophy.
That may be true, but I hear a lot about his success and accomplishments from this group too. And I don't think Lore knows him as well as she thinks she does when he reacted as badly as he did to her suggestion of taking LSD together.
