`` so you want me to pick you up for school ? '' rusty said , `` stop acting like we do n't have a month left together . her tone was annoyed and i was n't sure if it was due to woods or my service . so that we can figure out something that will work for both of us . '' okay , youre afraid of ... dad not getting better , and being stuck with us , and ... that were too independent . jake looks at me for a second as if i had punched him in the gut . 