Max pov.
I thought mom's words didn't have any power over me anymore. Today proved to be wrong. It isn’t the first time mother does not measure her words. She doesn’t mean anything by it, which makes it worse because it hits harder then if she really meant it. Miles gets it from her, but instead he means what he says, and knows the consequences of his actions. Does it stop him? No. Even so, from him is not as hurtful than coming from your mother's mouth. It feels as if she doesn’t care about what I feel.
Having to live with these kinds of words all the time will kill me slowly. In some way, I was relieved it was always just Miles and me. Without our parents was the best that happened to us, now I don’t know if it will be the same or they will be more involved parents. Thinking
