Every time I warned of dark, heavy content coming up in this arc, this was the page I was usually thinking about. I can't speak for everyone, but I know it shakes me up. I know, this arc has been incredibly heavy for the usual tone of Rain, but I think it's also very important for a lot of reasons.
There is one more page left in this chapter, but next week is mostly going to help us dial back into the more typical level of drama for this comic. By which I mean it's not totally dropped on you in a big mess, and is occasionally broken up by humor. So thank you again for sticking with me through this.
(And no, there won't be a hiatus between chapters. Maybe a Rain Delay to lift our spirits back up a bit, but no four month wait.)
I don't honestly know what he did to her, but I do remember seeing her crying. Often. And I remember her saying stuff like "he's not really a bad person" or "I can help him understand".
The emotional abuse your mother puts you through reminds me of my dad. From the way she made you feel like you had to do so much for her and it was still never enough, to the way she just abandons you like she does.