“It’s not selfless. Because I’m filling something for them, and they’re filling something for me.” She shrugged. “It probably doesn’t make sense.” “Well, I’m sure if I’d been a psych major, I’d guess that it has something to do with you losing your mama and them losing theirs. Even though your mom had no choice, it still doesn’t make it easy. Loss is loss. Maybe you see something you can give them that you always wanted.”

