#they lived in windenburg but i am simply pretending they don't

[bastardtrait]

7.

"...Bridget didn't care for the change of scenery. she never wanted to leave Copperdale. but the fact of the matter was that there were no openings at the hospital in town. there was something, though, out in Akwesasne, where dad was born. Indian country. it wasn't ideal for either of us. she grit her teeth. came with me."

19.

"I knew of a group, a 'society' they called themselves, that reached out to people who recently lost someone. Shaw...was just a few months ago. in the summer. now it was fall. I could do this. if I worked quickly enough, I could stave off the effects o--" "time was of the essence here."

"they had some...interesting directions. buy these flowers. plant them. grow them beautiful and strong. when they bloom, bring them inside so that they faced the moon as they did the sun. sounded insane if I was being honest with you, and it was setting off alarms in my head that I was buying in to their solution." "if I had to give in to insanity though... well, I already knew what to do."