[She can sense that he doesn't like it, though, and pulls back with an apologetic look.]
It... well, for some reason, my mother never really liked me. She had blonde hair, my father had brown, so... I guess she thought that the white hair meant I wasn't hers. My dad was an American... maybe she thought it had something to do with that.
Either way, she tried to dye my hair repeatedly, though my dad always stopped her. And one day... well, he was just... gone. Remember how I said my cards were burned? ...the entire house went up, and he never came out.
After that... she started traveling too. She always sent enough for me to take care of myself and even more than that, but she never came back to see me. [She gives a dry laugh.] ...I had someone surprised that I acted so calm to be here, but the truth is, there's no one who'd be waiting for me even if I went back. Even with going stir-crazy, being here...
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[She can sense that he doesn't like it, though, and pulls back with an apologetic look.]
It... well, for some reason, my mother never really liked me. She had blonde hair, my father had brown, so... I guess she thought that the white hair meant I wasn't hers. My dad was an American... maybe she thought it had something to do with that.
Either way, she tried to dye my hair repeatedly, though my dad always stopped her. And one day... well, he was just... gone. Remember how I said my cards were burned? ...the entire house went up, and he never came out.
After that... she started traveling too. She always sent enough for me to take care of myself and even more than that, but she never came back to see me. [She gives a dry laugh.] ...I had someone surprised that I acted so calm to be here, but the truth is, there's no one who'd be waiting for me even if I went back. Even with going stir-crazy, being here...
It's better than being back home.