Chloe “Hello, mom,” I said over the phone. “Hello, sweetie. How are you doing?” mom asked, she sounded as if she had something inside her mouth. “I'm alright. Are you eating?” “Yeah, I made some brownies. I got bored of sitting and doing nothing all day.” “Well, that is a good distraction if you ask me,” I said with a laugh. “Reserve some for me.” “Sure thing, you should be back in about-” she drawled. “In about thirty minutes or so,” she said, clearly she just checking the time. “Oh, I won't be home early today. It is the reason I called.” I told her. “Did something happen? Where are you?” She sounded concerned. “No, nothing happened to me. I was asked to tutor a fellow student so I'm going over to his house.” I explained. I deliberately left out the part that the person I am

