Chapter 5

Snapping back to reality, I caught sight of my mom's face. Those wrinkles had snuck up on her without me noticing. I managed a bitter smile.

Not wanting to get into it, I gave her a look, silently asking who the guy behind the wheel was.

Mom's eyes widened in surprise.

"That's Leo. Don't you remember him?" Mom said, a little surprised.

She said, "You two were thick as thieves when you were kids. As soon as he heard someone was giving you a hard time, he came and picked me up, and we drove right over."

I tried to…