Brian's mom

"But her voice was thin, had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it, and he felt bad for not speaking
to her. Knowing what he knew, even with
the anger, the hot white hate of his anger at
her, he still felt bad for not speaking to her,
and so to humor her he loosened his belt, pulled the right side out, put the
hatchet on, and rethreaded the belt."