Chapter 37

"I have fairly regular communication with my sister," she answered, "but I have a somewhat tense relationship with my parents." He surmised, "They didn't like you moving to Melbourne?" Cassie gave a headshake. They failed to comprehend my need to depart. If it makes any sense, my parents are really uninteresting. Instead of upsetting the existing quo, they prefer to maintain it. These are the parents who discourage their children from setting unrealistic goals or expectations in case they don't succeed. "Whoa," he said, tossing his head. "I believe that if my parents hadn't supported me and given me chances to grow up," I would have gone nuts. Yes, it explains why I had to go. Feeling the old rage again, she continued, "I don't even get points for making a success of my life either." "It seems as though they are simply waiting for the other shoe to drop and for everything in my world to come crashing down so they can tell me I told you so." Raising his hand to her hair, he plucked a te