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There's a silence, and I feel bad for teasing her at a ti up by my father and older brothers

JON: I've always admired that in your mom – her independence She's a trouper

INDIA: She is She's a top scholar in her field

JON: I know You got your brains froot your beauty from him

INDIA: I know He's kidding, of course

I think of

India's dad He looks like Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber

JON: He's great

INDIA: I know Oh, God, I don’t knohat he'd do if anything happened to her She's such a rock

JON: She is

INDIA: Gibraltar He's lucky to have had her all these years He admits that all the time Says that without her, he would have likely srave

JON: They're really happy together

INDIA: They are sigh

JON: Keep strong Your dad will need you

INDIA: I wish you ith me