Lucy Bernardo

“Roe sinks his head into his hands, pushing his hair back off his face to reveal two pearl earrings. “What am I going to do?” “You can come to my house. Pat has clothes you can borrow before going home.” “No, I mean, what am I going to do?” he says, his voice breaking. He gestures to himself in his ripped red velvet. “How am I supposed to live?”
― Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts