Ivy
Mom's car pulls over at our house just as Caden gets into his own car.
She greets him with a big smile and waves which I find both suspicious and almost embarrassing.
“Honey I have a big surprise for you, get in the car” she says as soon as he drives off.
“Mom can this wait? I just want to lay down for a bit”
“Nonsense, we need to go now” she replies then pauses to look me up and down “Are you cold? You're shivering”
I open my mouth to speak but before I can say a word she drags me into the car and before I know it I'm sluggishly buckling on my seatbelt dreading every moment.
“Here, take a sweater” she says, throwing me a white cashmere sweater she brings out from the back seat.
I examine it, feeling the texture.
It's the real thing and it's new too.
Mom didn't own anything l
