Mom says it's because she has PMS.
Do you even know what that means?
"I'm not a little kid anymore. It means pissed-at- men syndrome

“And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then a…”

“But...as bad as it was, I learned something about myself. That I could go throu…”

“Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would a…”

“They continued to watch each other from across the room, both frozen for a mome…”