I woke up in a weird mood. A good mood, which was the weird part, all things considered.After I finished feeding the animals, Mom offered me another "get out of school free card." I refused it. I needed to talk to Daniel about Mina's and Serena's deaths, and school was the best place for that.I was getting my lunch ready. Mom had gone into the studio, leaving Dad on "watch our child for signs of an imminent breakdown" duty, sitting at the table, sipping his coffee.
The narrator begins their day feeling unexpectedly cheerful, which feels unusual given the circumstances surrounding a recent tragedy. After tending to the animals, the narrator's mother offers a chance to skip school, but the narrator declines, prioritizing a conversation with a friend about the recent deaths of Mina and Serena. This decision reflects a desire to confront difficult emotions rather than escape them.
