Venus bit into her bottom lip, knowing that when she explained her situation her mother would freak out and beg her to come home. Malcolm gave her a comforting squeeze and a nod of encouragement that was badly needed. At that moment she wanted to bury her face in his broad chest and just hold on tight.
“I have a new phone… and new clothes, and a new apartment and… well… a whole new life. I’ve made a clean break and have started over. I’m working and I’m taking business classes at the university. It’s actually where I’m working.”
She winced at the information dump, because she knew it would overwhelm her mother to process all she’d said. Moreover, she was sure her mother would realize that the divorce wasn’t recent. Guilt swelled in her gut and she prayed for her mother’s understanding.
