"Like what?" Her eyes let the tears fall as she continued, "Pa had an accident. I'm all alone Casper." "Oh Scar, I didn't know. When did this happen?" "Last month. I thought you come to the funeral but ya didn't. I felt so alone Casper," she cried in my arms. "I'm so sorry Scar. What can I do to help?" "I need a place to stay. I don't wanna go back home all alone." "You can stay here as long as you want Scar. I just need to talk to Lily first." "She probably thinks Ima horrible person," she said crying even harder. "She doesn't know about you Scar, I'll talk to her." "You've changed Casper. You're not the country boy I grew up with, you don't have your accent anymore," she observed looking at me as if I were an alien. "A lot of things have changed Scar, I'm not that boy you grew

