There was something I wanted from that family. A bit of joy. A bit of care. A bit of attention.
I stepped foot inside the house. Then, just like that, I wanted to stay.
Without my belongings, I stayed at their house for longer than I expected.
It was his rage, and the trash bag of clothes.
It was my crying one night, and the crowd.
It was a silly affirmation of a boy's behaviour, and her startle.
There was not a time I could shake my head off of those memories, or any others.
Or, could I?