"I took care of Tony for a year," Effy remembered with a slow nod, hands coming to a rest in her lap, working away the tension in her palm. She never wanted Tony to be in such a state again. A part of her realized that going through the experience was very likely one of the reasons why he was capable of holding himself together with such aplomb afterwards, but Effy wasn't the type who wished on adversity on others just for the sake of having them understand. Particularly not those she loved most.
"He was in an accident," she went on to explain. "He only had one more year of college left before he'd be off to university, and then... he was hit by a bus. Couldn't take care of himself after that, and our parents were shit at trying. Mum tried her best, but our parents were never good caretakers, yeah? Tony held all his own before the accident, I followed Tone. So I tried to take care of him after the accident."
She paused, almost as though she'd said too much, swallowing thickly.
"You can learn to take care of them, even if it isn't what you usually do."
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Date: 2012-02-13 10:06 am (UTC)"He was in an accident," she went on to explain. "He only had one more year of college left before he'd be off to university, and then... he was hit by a bus. Couldn't take care of himself after that, and our parents were shit at trying. Mum tried her best, but our parents were never good caretakers, yeah? Tony held all his own before the accident, I followed Tone. So I tried to take care of him after the accident."
She paused, almost as though she'd said too much, swallowing thickly.
"You can learn to take care of them, even if it isn't what you usually do."