It was her way of saying, "You should kill yourself.

I throw him two bones: a smile and a nod. Both lies.

Would I cheat to save my soul? No. But to save my G.P.A.? Yes.

I know it's hard on her. If I don't tell her she'll kill me." He pauses. "That was supposed to be funny.

...When I asked [my dad why the sky was blue] he said it was because God's a boy. If God were a girl, the sky would be pink. 'What about sunrise and sunset?' I'd asked. Dad had looked dumbfounded. 'You kids. You think too much.' It frightened me how shallow the gene pool was that Liam and I were wading in.

With determination and purpose, I head into the light.

Do what, Kim? Lead a normal life? Too late. Way too late.