Odd how it was so easy for a stranger to assume such familiarity. Especially when those who were supposed to know you best often didn't, not at all.

“It's just that...I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfec…”

“Don't be afraid, be alive.”

“Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again.”

“But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You kn…”