[indent][indent][indent][indent][color=EE4B2B]”Well it isn't your fault and she has no reason to blame you. She was like it with me when you were younger. She just projects her own insecurities onto those around her. You didn't ask for the power you have, it was just given to you. Just like me."[/color] Al say back in his chair as glanced over at Lola. He did feel sorry for her. He had first hand experience of his mother's scorn, and it was never a nice thing to be under. 

[color=EE4B2B]" You know. If you don't like living here with mother, you can always come back to my place. It's not as big or as luxurious, but it would be your own space"[/color] It was certainly a casual request, but it was the best Al could think of given the circumstances. Given how busy Al was, the place was abandoned most of the time anyway, so it would be nice to see the place used a bit.[/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent]