“Because he was scared. He was scared to have an opinion. The only opinion that ever mattered in that house was Mother’s. What he meant was, Always think of Margaret Caskey first, because if you don’t, God help you.” “Belle, for—” “It’s true. And I’m sorry, Tyler, about what you’ve gone through, but you are—excuse me—an idiot. If you’re always thinking of the other person first, you don’t have to bother with what you’re feeling. Or thinking.”
