[ soft but straightforward, protective ] “You don’t sound happy when you talk about him. That’s… telling. I feel like everytime you bring up Andrew, you always have to add in something to make him sound less bad.”

[ warm sarcasm ] I move out and suddenly this house is very loud and very chaotic.

[ soft, thoughtful, talking about her absent father ] I like to think he cared once, he just didn’t know how to stay.. [ she sighs ] it doesn’t matter though, Collin is my real dad.