[ Looking back at that smile, Robby wonders if John will do anything. People think about doing things all the time, and he can't help it: he doubts in subpar parents. He also doubts in having any particular sway, and why should he believe in having any in John?
A guy who looks like he should be sleeping with the dead than raising them.
But the guy saved him once, so call this an effort in repaying that. ]
Yep. [ Robby's expression doesn't shift on the re-direct, though he looks down once. ] I don't know what he thinks being a family is. I don't think even he knows.
[ 'I don't know, but I'll try' are words his dad likes to say. And he falls for them every time, waiting for a different result.
(He's really, really waiting.) ]
I'll let you know if I find out, [ he offers, nonchalant. ]
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A guy who looks like he should be sleeping with the dead than raising them.
But the guy saved him once, so call this an effort in repaying that. ]
Yep. [ Robby's expression doesn't shift on the re-direct, though he looks down once. ] I don't know what he thinks being a family is. I don't think even he knows.
[ 'I don't know, but I'll try' are words his dad likes to say. And he falls for them every time, waiting for a different result.
(He's really, really waiting.) ]
I'll let you know if I find out, [ he offers, nonchalant. ]