Here To Stay

by Mark Edwards

I felt invisible, and part of me was happy about that. But another part of me wanted the world to notice how much pain I was in.’

You know I don’t have much experience of big families, but from what I’ve seen there are two types. The type where everything is out in the open, where they argue and shout and slam doors, and where disagreements are dealt with loudly and quickly. And the other type, where no one really says what they mean, where everyone tiptoes around and emotions are kept buried.’