Rae
I take a couple sips of water. "Thanks, mom," I say. She rubs my back gently. "That was scary. Good thing Cooper came to the rescue. I know you said you didn't want to talk to him, so that must have been hard," she says. "Mom, stop it." I say. I know exactly what she is doing. "Okay, okay. Are you ready to get back to dinner?" she asks me, but I shake my head. "I am not hungry anymore, mom. I knew I should have stayed at the other table. I was already in a better mood, now it's ruined again, and I have to worry about someone trying to k!ll me?" I say. She sighs. "It was an accident, Rae. Everything was assigned, but someone moved the seats around. Cat made a big deal about it. I guess that's how you ended up with someone else's plate. This should never have happened, but you are fine,
