Mom asks me
how Cadence
has been.
I make up
something
because I don't know,
and the lie
makes me feel
isolated
and guilty.
But she has worried
enough
about me lately,
so any little
thing I can
give her,
I will.

Jeff wants
to know how
I feel about
Frederick
now that it's
been awhile.
I want
to know why
some guy
my mom married
knows more
about me
than my own
father.

The Sisters
still don't
want mug
to do with me,
and Sam
has recently
grown headphones
from his ears.
At least
Jason
adores me
just bc
we live in the same house.
It's nice to have
someone who is
so simple,
who I don't
have to prove
myself to,
and who
doesn't care
about my
lung function.