Can you keep a secret
I snorted, picking on my food.
"Don't say that Clarissa, she does.
She cares about us. The work is what is keeping her away from us." Dad said, trying not to make me hate her.
"That's it. Work all the time. Is she the only worker in the whole of California? Of course not! She doesn't see us as her priority, she puts us last, can't you see?" I yelled getting pissed off with the term 'work'.
"No Clarissa, it's not what you think. Your mom cares about me and you. It's just.. it's.. just" He stuttered, choked on his words