Tessa
Mom walked in after Carter left the room, a warm smile spread on her lips as she approached the bed where I sat with my Teddy bear on my thighs, staring at nothing in the room in particular.
"You exchanged pleasantries with Carter right?" she asked.
I nodded, feeling uneasy even though I knew we just didn't exchange pleasantries as father and daughter would but chatted about something she should not know about.
"That is nice; he was worried sick of you when you left; I am sure he is happy you are back to the house and family, too," She sat down next to me on the bed, her position directly facing me.
"Yeah, I guess so," I shrugged carelessly.
But then Mom's expression turned serious. "So tell me Tessa, how have you been all this while you were not with us? Tell me what your neig
