My mother used to tell me that things happen for a reason. That the world is made up of fates that we all have to face one day and that no matter how hard we tried to avoid them, they'd catch up anyway. I think she knows something the rest of us don't because she's never wrong.
"Hey, are you awake in there?" the knock on my door startled me.
"Yes," I answered pulling the door open. My mother's endless youth stared back at me. "I'm awake,"
"Just making sure. Can you drop off your sister today? I have a plane to catch and she's still not ready,"
"That's fine. It's on my way to pick up Riley anyway," she smiled at me.
"You guys are cute together. Too bad she's traditional huh?" I felt my face flush.
"Yeah, too bad," I agreed.
Riley Krei and I had
