Both of them looked at me… and I realized I'd stepped into a mediator role without explicitly meaning to. However, I do not think that I am really the right person to get family talking to each other.
So I grow quiet and look down like I am in some deep thought and not just running away. The kettle clicked off and Ember turned away to pour water over tea bags with the movements of someone who'd turned the preparation into ritual.
"You seemed to enjoy the camera work today without too many issues. Whatever the problem is, most family things are much less complicated than we make them."
"She means well. But she's always trying to... improve things. "
Jessica admitted quietly, before her voice gained more power. The power of rebellion that I know quite well, never having been happy with being told what was acceptable for me to do or not.
