i had no choice but to sneak out through the window and return to my aunt 's house . i want to give them everything i never had . but when molly , my youngest sister , graduated from high school , my stepmother moved to town and my brother took over . '' it made tight rings slip off swollen fingers easily . it had become such a part of his day that he had sworn off lunches until she returned . `` your dad loves you , you know . 