someonenamedcaitlyn
"So tell me, Alex, why do you stick around? Why do you continue to take care of your mom after all she has done to you? She did this to herself, all the smoking, drinking, and drugs. Why? Why do you stick around?"
"I stick around because she's my mom, fucked up or not, I still love her."
"Would you stick around and take care of me if I was sick like her?"
"Of course I would stick around. I love you."
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Ever since she was a little girl, the only mom Alexandria has ever known was a drunk, miserable one. When her dad left, her Mother's addiction to cigarettes and alcohol only gets worse. So when her mom is diagnosed with lung cancer, Alex becomes the sole caretaker of her mother. With all her responsibilities, Alex almost forgets how to be a teenager. But when junior year begins, she meets Kade, a mysterious senior who can never seem to have a serious conversation. At first, Kade makes Alex's life very problematic, but as they get closer, Kade teaches Alex how to live again, and Alex might just teach Kade how to love again.