Chapter Six
Mal
So that’s why Tom’s been so defensive about some things lately. Why he seemed so upset when he was at my parents’ place, why the questions about Elly seemed to bother him more than they would have in the past.
It makes so much sense, way too much sense, really, and I hate that I’ve been too wrapped up in my own things, in Mia being back, the band breaking up, that I didn’t see it happen. We’ve been living together for weeks and I still didn’t see how much he was really struggling... f*****g hell, I’ve been too blind.
“We’re going to fix that.” My voice is much surer than I really feel, because I’ve always lived on the edge of their world, for years, so I have no idea what’s really involved with taking care of Elly, and I’ve been slacking way too much when it came to the
