One came from Kathleen. The other from Debbie, her mother. And all that time, it seems Rory was oblivious. Her mail was going to New Jersey. Sure, there are a few loose ends, but with a crushing weight, I know in my gut that everything I’ve believed all this time was a lie. Everything I believed about her. Rory never set out to destroy me. Rory didn’t know. Her mother was responsible for this. All of this. Rory didn’t reject me. She didn’t betray me. She didn’t hate me for what happened. What probably never happened at all. She is still talking, oblivious. Trying to win me over, maybe. She’s
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