C H A P T E R S I X T E E N
E L I Z A B E T H D A V I S
My lover's got humor
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshiped her sooner
If the Heavens ever did speak
She's the last true mouthpiece
- Take me to church, Hozier
We go back inside the house, my mother on the couch talking expressively. Hope is holding her hand and wiping away her tears. I used to be Hope, a few years ago. I sit on the other side, and hold my mother's hand. Collin gives me an apologetic smile and sits down next to Hailey, putting his arm around her shoulders.
"Mom." I say her name, as calmly as I can. With my mother, I always have to be the better person. The one who always says she's sorry, even though she got the mark on her body. "I'm sorry, for the things I sa
