Chapter 153 Princess(Incest/Taboo Sex):>Ep13

• "Why would I want to do that? Why would I want to spend a day with Herb, Dianne and the fucking Murphys and feel more alone in their company instead of being here with at least one person who has never made me feel as if I'm not worthy or that I don't exist? Mike's dad might be a drunk and an abuser, but Mike knows in the end his dad will back him. I can't say that. I can't say that if I were to disappear, anyone would ever think to call the police to find me. Go back and enjoy, bask in their glory! I don't want them pissed at me because they missed an hour of your company."
• I left with tears in my eyes. Have we really treated him so badly? I knew the answer as soon as I asked myself the question. I can't blame him for not wanting to be around our family. His hostility was made clear referring to our folks and grandparents by their given names. I drove around think of how I could convince him that I wanted things to change.
• I'm sure my family noticed my coldness during dinner, although I'm sure they wrote it off as a tantrum. I couldn't understand now how they could have shut Stevie out of their lives so completely? How could I have been so blind and turned my back on the one person whom I was supposed to protect?