"So, a funny thing happened at work today," Mom said as she came around the corner into the kitchen later that day.
I finished placing sliced tomatoes on our sandwiches and looked up. Sandwiches was the best I could do because I was exhausted and my head felt heavy with an inner pressure that made my eyes water. Running through the chilly streets of downtown with no shoes and a barely there dress was sure to make me sick. The real kind of sick.
"Oh?" I said.
"Kendra called me."
I froze. Had Kendra ratted me out? Told Mom all about where I'd been all day and what had really happened at the press conference since the news wasn't covering the truth?
Mom leaned against the counter to take off her black pumps. "You remember Kendra Marren? Shane's sister?"
"Uh, yeah. I think so."
"She to
