Rico
I see her knuckles go white as she grips the edge of Sandra’s desk. “You need to forgive me; otherwise, the past will eat at you forever. Besides, I made you strong.”
I let out a tense chuckle. “No, you broke me. I made myself strong. Strong enough to survive you, no matter what you did to me. And now you’ll die alone among strangers who don’t actually know what you are. Get out of my life and don’t come back - you’re not welcome here.” With that, I glance past her at the two security guys waiting.
“I’ll go. You don’t need to have your goons throw out a frail old woman, Rico. I’m your mother, not your enemy.” She waves both hands at me as if I’m the one victimizing her and walks toward the door. I see the security guys blink, but they know I don’t bring them into anything without d
