Chapter Twenty-Six
Daphne
“Mom, why are you here?” We were having a video call. I’d finally called before I knew she was due to fly out.
“You’re my daughter, and I would like you back home. It’s important to your father and me for things to finally get back to normal. We’ve indulged you through this difficult year, but it’s time to come home,” she explained as calmly as ever.
Ever since my mother had shown up, I’d felt off-balance, and I was scrambling to get it back. I was cold all the time again and felt slightly sick. It brought up uncomfortable memories. In the first few weeks after Brandon’s death, I could hardly eat. Of course, his death came after the hardest months of my life, during which I barely ate either. I’d lost more weight than was healthy.
I curled my hand around a cu
