Chapter 4

After that, Mom came to have a talk with me.

She stepped into my room and closed the door behind her.

"Emily, I know there's something weighing on your mind," Mom said softly.

"Yeah," I replied.

"But that was over ten years ago. People change. Look at Sophie now. She's got a respectable job, and she's really looking out for your brother."

"Mom, do you want to know what Sophie wrote on the back of my school uniform?" I asked.

Mom paused, silent.

"I don't want to know," she said.

"You don't want to know," I echoed.

"I mean, what's…