Results came out and I watched my mum read the message over my shoulder. She didn't say anything. She just walked to the kitchen. My dad was on a call and when he finished he asked me how it went and I told him and he said "okay" and went back to his phone. My younger sister looked at me with this expression I can't describe. Not pity. Not judgment. Just... awareness that something had shifted. Nobody has said anything cruel. Nobody has shouted. Nobody has cried. But the silence since Tuesday has been the heaviest thing I've ever carried. I don't know if I'd prefer if they just said something. Anything. Has anyone experienced this and how did you get through it?

Results came out and I watched my mum read the message over my shoulder. She didn't say anything. She just walked to the kitchen. My dad was on a call and when he finished he asked me how it went and I told him and he said "okay" and went back to his phone. My younger sister looked at me with this expression I can't describe. Not pity. Not judgment. Just... awareness that something had shifted. Nobody has said anything cruel. Nobody has shouted. Nobody has cried. But the silence since Tuesday has been the heaviest thing I've ever carried. I don't know if I'd prefer if they just said something. Anything. Has anyone experienced this and how did you get through it?