Oh, Lord! Mom was downstairs now!
I gulped hard in fear. It wasn't like she would scold me, but I sneaked out of my home because I didn't want her to know where I was going. Even Zen told me to stay at home, but I had to go there to make sure that Mr. Bridger wasn't mad at me, but I ended up coming to know so many things that I had to take my time to come up with something to help him out.
"You should leave now," he said while his back was still facing me. "You didn't tell her you were visiting your neighbor, did you?"
"It isn't like she would mind. I don't remember if she had ever asked me about the people I was acquainted with or even now."
I shrugged after saying that. My mom and I were close, but not really. I never complained about it because she needed space too. After the di
