That's what normal kids did, wasn't it? They hung out with friends and had fun. Kate only did that so that she wouldn't look as isolated as she felt. It helped her appear normal to other people. Tommy actually did it because it was fun. That realization was nothing new. Luckily, the train of thought was completely derailed by
The question that Tommy had given her shouldn't have been much of a problem, but it was. It was just about then that she realized she didn't have much free time. "I uh..." This was it. This was her free time. It was a calming connection to her mother. It relaxed her. "...other than the other thing? Not much." The things she did for fun fell few and far between. She was all about giving, not so much with the taking. "I have a really busy schedule."
The last few people were coming down the line, and they started to close up the windows. "Help me carry some of these to the kitchen?"