Though Claire was sullen as she headed upstairs, neither her parents noticed anything unusual.

And she was used to it—they didn't have the innate instinct to care. In fact, no one in the house cared about her mood save for Charlie.

All Jacob and Elaine could think about at that moment was how to get their tickets' worth of fun in their Maldives trip, not noticing at all that Claire's eyes were swollen red from crying.

Returning to her room, she washed her face with cold water, doing her best