â ya know your brotherâs handwriting is too nice for me to forge, right ?? â
he took the slip && gave a small shrug. he was tired, lisa knew how he got when he was lacking his eight hours. but he signed her slip with his shitty, chicken scratch writing anyway. he didnât really care what he was signing, either. but he knew as the responsible adult, he was obligated to inquire what his fake signature went towards.
â so what was that for, really ??  bring your homework over here too, kiddo. â
    âThatâs fine, Dadâs handwriting is shit anâ thatâs who you gotta forge since Daddy dearest is still my legal guardian.â Though sometimes she pretended it was Len and Mick instead.
   âSome field trip that my English class is taking. Dad spent all the money on booze anâ shit. âsides Iâm tryinâ to save up for some new shoes. Donât have any to spare for a field trip.â She shrugs, not like itâs the first time itâs happened. Sheâs skipped out on plenty of them before. Alternative assignments sucked, but not like she could do much about it.
   She pulls out her science homework from her backpack and slides it over to him. Sheâll not admit to him that she may have fallen asleep in class a few days after staying up most of the night studying and doing chores the nights before. Mick doesnât need to know that little detail.