Mom chuckles nervously and tries to calm me down. “Celia, there’s a misunderstanding-“
I put my hand out and cut her off. “Yes, there was a misunderstanding. I had a misunderstanding that you are sad for skipping thanksgiving. But the truth is that you chose to do it! And dad, what happened to your back problems?! Is the vacation going to make it better!?”
He sighs and stands up. “Rose told you about this.” I cross my arms and wait for him to give his explanation. “We know you are angry that we lied to you. And we are sorry. We were not sure if you would’ve agreed to look after Jeremy if we told you the truth.”
I scoff and look at them in disbelief. “Really? You guys know I will chose Jeremy over anything! And this isn’t about lying to me. It’s about you guys leaving Jeremy on thanksgiv
