Thread:Harvey Beaks Number 1 Fan/@comment-30953185-20180530021212/@comment-26521507-20180605105715

TERI: In many respects, Darcy sees me as being like a second mother to her. I think that may be why she always brings Rafo with her to school. She probably sees him as a sign of our love for each other, and thus having him with her makes her feel as if I'm still with her whenever we're apart. I guess maybe I'm concerned about her because in a few months, high school's gonna be over for me and then later on, I'll be heading to college. But Darcy's only four years and she still doesn't have that many friends. So I feel like I'll be abandoning that responsibility I have towards her way too soon.

Lincoln thought for a second about what Teri just said. He thought of what he would do if he was in her place. He always thought he could always count on his sisters being there for him, but then he realized he wouldn't be with his family forever. His older sisters were going to leave sooner or later, and he would have to do the same someday.

LINCOLN: ...I guess I can relate.

Teri looked at him in confusion.

LINCOLN: It's probably no secret that I'm the only boy in my family with eleven girls. And on top of that, I'm the middle child. Thus, I have a big responsibility to serve as the older sibling to my five younger sisters. In the same way that you have to Darcy. And the same that Lori has had for me and all of my sisters for 17 years. And just like you, she'll be leaving for college. And as a result, her responsibility as the eldest sibling will be passed on to Leni. And after her, that responsibility is going to continue for me and each of my sisters until eventually, each of us will have gone our own separate ways. For a long time, I've always believed that my family would be together forever. But I realize now that no matter what, we're all gonna end up apart at some point and there's nothing I can do about that.