“Family can be complicated, can’t it? Sometimes they’re there… and sometimes they’re not,” he replied, his voice heavy with unspoken feelings. Carla felt a wave of sadness wash over her as she looked at him.
She could sense the weight of his past pressing down on him, but she hesitated to pry. “Yeah, I guess it is,” she replied quietly, wishing she could somehow help him lighten the burden he carried so silently.