night,mother

3. An organ linking mother and daughter. It is severed at birth, yet its bond feels unbreakable.
5. a common pain pill .“What if you do? I’ve wasted enough hamburgers and ____ on you.”
6. hard coverings at finger tips.
8. Father's belongings. A small handheld firearm designed to be fired with one hand.
10. Small hard objects fired from guns.
13. Irritating troubles. Jesse’s life is full of such things now.
14. A warm beverage made from cocoa powder, milk and a pinch of salt.
16. apple A dessert: an apple dipped in sweet, sticky caramel, often topped with nuts.
17. The way Jessie takes control of her own life and the act of killing herself intentionally.... If she says it's worth it, then it is.

1. A serious mental health condition with long-lasting sadness and no interest in life.
2. the classic sweet treat you always add to old-fashioned hot chocolate
3. tool for cutting nails.
4. “Your seizures started when you were five years old...Your daddy had them too.”
7. the black box meant for shoes that holds Dad’s old handgun
9. a cupcake, the coconut covered, raspberry-and-marshmallow-filled kind
11. Canned seafood fish. Mama snapped she’d keep eating it indefinitely.
12. the milk-origin metal container Jesse found packed with old bullets
13. Sonata A film by Ingmar Bergman that delves deep into the complicated bond between mother and daughter.
15. a room under the top roof of a building, mostly for storage.