Anna barged into Emily's room, expecting to find them in a compromising position, but smacked into Emily's shoulder instead. Emily stumbled, but regained her balance, and turned to glare at her mother.
"Can't you knock," she shouted, rubbing the bruise already forming.
"I'm so sorry sweetie," Anna said, covering her mouth with her fingertips, then resting those same fingertips against a strand of actual pearls that Emily knew her mother had not been wearing earlier. Emily had to fight not to roll her eyes.
"What do you want, mother?" she growled, still rubbing her shoulder.
"I was just checking on you kids. Have you eaten? I'm gonna go make you two some food," Anna babbled as she walked to the kitchen, still talking, without shutting the door again. "The school called," she yelled whil
