My friends stood silently, watching me with attention. I took a deep breath and settled back in my seat. Matt looked up and then motioned for me to continue.
-Today, when we all gathered at Alex's grandmother's house, there was a moment when I was alone with Mrs Lilly. She told me that when she saw my mother move out and live on her own, she thought it was strange because, at that time, my mother was about fifteen or sixteen years old. And it wasn't normal to see a girl living on her own without any family around her. A few months went by, and the two became very close because Alex's father and Ash's mother went to the same high school. One day my mother went to see her at her house, so she took the opportunity to ask her about her family. My mother was silent for several minutes, and whe
