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“What part of this is family, Dad? Two of you can’t stand me, and you can’t ever back me up to their faces.
yeah dad is great and all but doesn't stand up for her for shit
“Get on,” he urges me.
oh.my.lord.
And then the world goes black.
what the fuck?!
Eleven years. I spent eleven years working to avoid this. And here I am anyway, in a hospital. With the image of the woman I love passed out on the fucking sidewalk burned into my brain. Why did I do this to myself?
no baby that is not the right answer
“And if you asked me whether I’d have done anything differently, even knowing how it ends between me and your mom, even knowing I’d be a mess for a decade after, I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d have soaked in even more of her, leading up to the moment she went away. I’d have memorized every detail so that I’d still have them years after she was gone.” He loses steam.
I knew it!
Hayley set me up with her therapist. It may be a good idea for you to see her as well.”
ugh yeah, you all need therapy
“The trust fund goes, Gord.” Dad nods grimly. “It goes. Not that it will matter much, given who she married.”
oh damn
“I also—I forgot to say I bought a flight to Europe. In case you wanted me to come.” My sweet Finn.
