“I can understand that…”
Addison looked away. “A lot of it I was either too young to really remember, or I’ve just blocked it out. I don’t know,” she told him with a shrug. “But long story short, I learned along the way that not only did my feelings not matter but that I didn’t matter. No matter how hard I tried to be what they wanted me to be, I realized it wasn’t ever going to be enough. In my experience, showing your feelings or having needs got you hurt. And if you’re lonely enough or hungry enough, eventually you figure out it’s just best not to show it. You learn to deal in other ways. I know that a big part of you understands that—understands what it’s like to be this way—but a lot of people won’t. I think . . . that unless you’ve been severely neglected or abused, you can’t possib
