It sucked to be old enough to want to know what was going on, but so young you were always dismissed.

“Magnus rolled onto his back and put his feet up on the arm of the sofa. “What d…”

“There was a brief pause for them to evaluate the full horror of the situation. …”

“It is always better to live the truth than to live a lie. And that lie would ha…”

“Well, you know, your mom gets like this sometimes," Simon said. "Like when she …”