Tales of shapes romance #52

she said baldly. because i'm the head of the family, he said. would you have expected ted to pay you rent, under the circumstances? or would you have moved back home? you're not my father.

if ted hadn't let his pride go to outrageous lengths, i's probably have been you guardian, it's the same thing. i'm too old for a guardian. and you're too damned stubborn for you own good, he waved a careless hand. it's up to you of course.

you said you wanted help; i'm offering it. if you're too pround to accept it, that's not my problem just remember that your father's pride killed him.