"Then what happened to her? How did she become the person I grew up with? Was it from the trauma of what he did? Or because they called her a liar and nobody believed her?"
"Your mother was one of the strongest women I ever met, at least, she was back then."
"If that were true, then why did she start taking those pills and drinking?"
"Just let it go. It's over now. Your mother is gone. There's no need to dredge up what happened nearly 20 years ago."
"Nate, how can you say that? You know I've struggled my whole life trying to figure out why she was the way she was and if I would someday---"
"You won't turn out like her, Jessica. What made her that way wasn't her fault. There were bigger forced at work. She couldn't help what happened.
I take a moment to try and figure out what he mean
