Samantha frowned."He's still out of work," Julia said, pursing her lips in frustration."It's been over a year and a half now. He's having a really har... timegetting a job," she added."What's that got to do with you?" Samantha asked peering at Juliaintently. "If anything, he should be thrilled that more money will becoming in, excited that you're career is taking off," Samantha said witha sour tone. "He should be happy for you and happy that you'resupporting the family. And, if you think about. I feel so dirty." I'm so sorry. Remember it isn't your fault, okay?"And they passed the next few minutes talking this sort of nonsense toeach other, while I was furious and terrified in alternation. Thelittle tramp had told me she liked it rough with her boyfriend, andLillianna had made me so angry by being distant...No time for thought; there was a knock at the door, and then a bustlingnoise as someone entered the room. "Hi, Lillianna, what' going -" hebegan, stopping to laugh cruelly, then,. "Why don't you -," Rachel stopped halfway through as if she felt unsureon what she going to say, " - why don't you stop thinking about yourselffor a change. Try and see that this does not concern how you feel rightnow. She may have kicked us out but that doesn't mean we have tobrandish her as a bad mother!" cried Rachel."Good God, you are deluded girl!" said Charlie sharply. "You cannotactually believe in what you're saying?" There's obviously stuff we don't know about Mom can't you see. The details are a little sketchy, but basically he asked me again what it was that we were doing. Not wanting to put him in an awkward position I reiterated that I was cool keeping things as they were, even though part of me was crying out in protest. ‘I don’t know’ he said. ‘Part of me wants to give us a shot, I don’t know, I’m confused.’ Dante said, his words filled with trepidation. ‘I kinda want to, too.’ I replied. ‘I just don’t want either of us to get hurt because I’m going away.’.