I wondered if this was pertinent to what happened to her brother, or if she was just really wanted someone to talk to.
Perhaps both?
I didn’t want rush her, but I did try to get her on track, “So your parents and brother got sick.”
She does seem to have a tendency to go down tangents.
I can relate.
“And I was left alone. I guess I was saved by the long hours at the shelter, I wasn’t spending half as much time in the house where they got exposed to the mold.
Ah, yeah, that makes sense.
I had to find a new place to stay. A guy from the shelter heard my story, offered to give me a room in the church. Near here. I was grateful, I took it.
I see. And your parents sent Bryce along with you, while staying in the basement themselves?
My brother got out of the hospital, and he came to stay with me.
Oh, right, they were hospitalized. Close enough, though.
He got the cot, I got the floor. A day and a half later, they came.”
Aaand they just can’t catch a break, can they.