Expect nothing and you'll never be disappointed.

The mantra following you since the day your younger brother was born, his debilitating condition taking all of your parents' attention.

Casting you aside like a piece of faulty glass—invisible, transparent.

"Where have you been?" Simon asks impatiently. The colorful bag in your hand, a birthday gift from your friends, goes unnoticed. "I told you to come straight home today. I have to leave soon, and you know your brother can't be left alone."