"I dunno. Matty used to be everything to me." And even after all this time, Sam couldn't get over how much Matty disapproved of who he was. He hated himself a little for how much it bothered him, but that still didn't entirely stop it. "I'm better about it now. We're very different, Matty and I. But I guess I owe a lot to him."

It was such a mess. "Bobby's good though. I promise. He's the one who took me to the library whenever I wanted. He was proud when I got into Stanford."

He slowed down the car, gesturing ahead. "And here we are now. That hovel was home sweet home for a long time."