“And what are you?”
She didn’t answer.
“You are my family,” I said softly. “You and our son.”
Tears filled her eyes.
“Go lie down,” I told her.
“Please.”
She hesitated… then nodded.
And when she walked away—
everything inside me changed.
PART 3
I walked into the living room.
My mother sat comfortably. My sisters laughed, surrounded by food I had paid for.
I unplugged the TV.
Silence.
“Hey! What are you doing?” Ava snapped.
I looked at them—all of them.
