But what happened to you, what happened to her … None of that was your fault, and it wasn’t your job to keep her afloat. You were just a kid. You deserved to be taken care of, and someone should’ve done something. You deserve to be loved.” For a horrible moment, she looks at him as though he’s uttered something unthinkable. “I’m not so sure. Some days, I thought I was invisible. Eventually, I learned how to convince myself that I was—that I didn’t exist at all. I think that’s the only reason I’m still here.”
