Melanie’s POV
I didn't realize I wasn't saying anything until, Mom said, "Hello… are you still there?"
I cleared my throat and replied, “Uhm… yes, I am. Sorry about that I got a little distracted.”
“That’s okay, but did you hear my question,” she asked.
“Could you repeat it?” I demanded, wanting to be sure that I heard her right.
"I asked if you would like to come home for Thanksgiving," she said.
A few weeks ago, I would have been elated. Scratch that, I would have been over the moon an jumping on the chance to see my family but now, as much as I wanted to see them, I didn’t have the freedom to say yes.
I could literally feel, Mom’s impatience through the phone, she was anxious for my answer and I had to be careful with my next words.
"I would love to come home for Thanksgiving, M
