Bab 227: A Smile

He continued to hum still.

"She didn't come to pick me up from school that day. Used to be a normal thing. Working two jobs, sometimes she just got too busy, y'know? I mean, I also don't mind taking the bus, it's fun sometimes. Sure, I could have called her, but I didn't wanna bother her… and anyway… she wouldn't even have answered, right"

Painfully off-tuned sing-song tunes that could give nails and chalkboards a run for their money. If you wanna throw some symbolism into it - these ear-grating tunes were a lot like him. 

"Got home. And others already beat me to the punch. Freaking police everywhere, people everywhere… thought we got robbed, I was freaking the hell out. Looking back, I kinda wish we did just get robbed. Ain't anything that expensive in there anyway. TV, laptop… those things, could always just buy those back anyway..."