Blue never acted disappointed in me because she’s always assumed the worst. She’s always looked at me with disgust and hate. It’s comforting. Familiar. It’s how everyone in my life has looked at me, if we count out Nora and Maggie. But then, they’re getting paid, aren’t they, to be nice to me. What isn’t comforting is the way Blue looked at me today when I found that kid and pulled him out of the hole. Today she looked at me like I moved the stars. It hurt. It still does. I never thought it would. Never thought that naïve, innocent, warm look in her eyes would be so glaring and harsh. Never
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