“‘The young nihilists,’ Dad called us.
‘What are nihilists?’
‘Nihilists believe that nothing has any meaning. They believe in nothing.’
‘Yeah,’ said Earl. ‘I’m a nihilist.’
‘Me, too,’ I said.
‘Good for you,’ Dad said, grinning. Then he stopped grinning and said, ‘Don’t tell your mom.’
And that’s part of the backstory for me and Earl.”