Hannah
"hey dad?" I said coming to his rm.
"mm yeah?" he said looking up from his drawing.
"remember. Last yr. When I said your friend mark had told me about the sleeping pills?"
"right. When I was in college."
"and I asked what haven't you told me."
"yeah?" he said seeing where this was going.
"well. I still didn't get an answer to that question."
"right well. Hannah you're 17 old enough to know. well...as you know my sister had cancer."
"right kate."
"yeah she died from it."
"yes i'm aware. And anna died as well."
"My dad was a firefighter. And. an alcoholic. One day he got alcohol poisoning. And had to go to the hospital."
"oh wow."
"but that wasn't the sleeping pills day that was another day. And. So I was in my apt. in new york hanging out w/ lacey and mark when. Anna called me and. told me. so I had to book a flight out...and get to your adoptive grandmother sara."
"right who recently moved in."
"so um. now you know."
"wow."
"yeah sorry I know that was a lot."
"no but I did ask so."
"right only fair."