We only haunt the willing.
Mommy had never yelled at me before, and it made me sad and I cried.
He drove past and saw 2 people lying in the road.
For as long as you can remember, anyway.
Are they street-smart, book-smart, etc? An hour passes, and his eyes are adjusting more and more to the darkness.
Abuse has been normalized, so she only really notices the pain left behind.