she knew her father pretended things were well when they werent , and all her inquiries usually got her was a flimsy story , something so silly it couldnt possibly be true , something only a child could believe , and she wasnt a child anymore , she was a woman , and the fact that her father would think shed swallow something ridiculous in those moments sent her to her room in silent fury , and for days interrupted communication between them , until at last she decided to be the grown-up and return to him as if nothing had happened .