"That sucks," Brendan responded, without making it sound like a pat response. He did not know how that felt, but he could imagine that feeling unwanted was one of the worst things in the world.
Brendan took another hit from the blunt before passing it on. "But you've been here for quite a while, right?" he asked. "Why didn't you fit in with any of the families? Are you that much of a troublemaker?" He exhaled. "Stop me if you don't want to talk about this, by the way."