Billy? You awake? Yeah, I'm awake. I can't sleep. Me neither. Billy? What? Do you think Dad's gonna come back? No. Why? Mom said so. Oh. Billy... Huh? I miss Dad. Billy? Yeah. I miss him too. You think he thinks of us? I hope so. Why'd he have to go away? I don't know. Did Mom and Dad always fight like that? Like what? Like when he went away. They were nice to each other once. They were? Yeah. But that was long ago. I wish I remembered that. Hey, Billy. Yeah? You think maybe it was me? Maybe it was you what? I mean, you think I made them fight? Nah. Don't talk like that. They didn't fight when I wasn't here. It wasn't you. It wasn't? No. Don't be dumb. Then why? I guess it's something grown-ups do. Oh. Billy? Yeah. Why do grown-ups do that? They're grown-ups. I know that. They can do whatever they want. So why do they have kids and then go away? I don't know, Davy. I don't know.
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