/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>be about 14 or 15
>mom has three kids with her boyfriend
>not blood related but live together
>all signifigantly younger than me
>family goes out to mcdonalds
>too old to talk to siblings, too young to talk to parents
>end up spending most outings listening to music or podcasts
>later find out I'm autistic (who'd a thunk) and unusually sensitive to sound so having three toddlers was kind of overwhelming
>dready rainy day in the midwest
>don't get along super well with mom's boyfriend
>as we get our food realize I'm the odd one out
>if they wanted to they could just abandon me and focus on their kids
>try really hard not to cry and focus on music
>look out window at the rain as I eat my cheeseburger