helga:

     Giving a slightly nod of ACKNOWLEDGMENT towards the boy, she almost wanted to take back what she had said– wishing she hadn’t ruined Sam’s innocent mindset. Destroying the bubble of nostalgie he had built up in a matter of seconds, could she apologize ?  That would probably only fix one of the H U G E dents Helga had made. ❝ Look kid, I’m sorry if I burst your bubble. But not ALL families are happy an’ shit.❞ An unpleasant sigh fell from her lips, sure she was mean but she wasn’t totally heartless– she just hoped that maybe Sam would see that && understand in someway.

          finding out about NEAL & his infidelity-committing father felt
          tumultuous enough, but helga’s? his almost-perfect ideals
          just aren’t prepared to sustain the sad reality of it; it sets in
          this worry his family could experience the same. his eyes
          flicker to her, though not as pleased as earlier, he nodded.
         “no. no, i get it. i know, it’s just– not fair. to you or the kids
          with those kind of families.”