 What is Sara's relationship with her mom?
Mom sighs, shoulders falling, looks at Sara directly. For a few seconds Sara is alone in the hallway, the smell of cooking meat coming from one doorway, the sound of rolling news from another. Up until then it just seemed like constant warmth, as though she didn't have any childhood concept of Dad apart from him getting home from work, then her sitting on his knee, eating cookies and watching football highlights until Mom came in and scolded them both for ruining their appetites before dinner. She came back when she could face it; sometimes for birthdays, sometimes for Thanksgiving. Dad is in the bathroom, and Sara has had enough of Fox and whichever war this is.
 Sara is worried she has disappointed her mom who is exhausted by being in the middle of a family fight
 Sara's mom doesn't trust Sara very much given the history Sara has with her dad  Sara's mom is endlessly proud of Sara even if this is tense in the rest of the family  Sara is worried she has disappointed her mom who is exhausted by being in the middle of a family fight  Sara does everything driven by a desire to make her mom proud, and she is praised in return