Bitterroot Valley and without you is how i disappear

 

she was delighted as the young girl's mood lifted, and it did a wonder on bolstering her own.  she knew what that was like.  lanawyn's upbringing was not the best thing to begin with.. and yes, it was all family.

then the girl had moved on. it was a question she was not prepared to answer, but would do her best to anyway.

uh.  he found me.  i just got out of ... a bad relationship, i guess.  we just didn't work together, and i woke up one day and he was gone and even though i wasn't surprised, i was hurt.

and i was wandering, alone and frightened and apathetic all at the same time.  and he found me and told me he had a family here.

she paused.

we grew up together, and it wasn't the best.  and i was never close with him, or really with any of my siblings.  i've always been —  she struggled, trying to find the words.  boring, is what she fell on, articulating flatly.  yes, that was it.  she was boring.

and i've been feeling really left out.  everyone's making eyes at each other and i'm just back here like, seriously?  it makes you feel like you're not pretty, like you're not worth anything.  another pause.  you are very pretty.  someone will be very lucky to have you one day, if you will.