Ava
"Right!" I nodded hurriedly, took the medicine box, and stuffed it back into my bag. Luckily, Ella didn't open the box. Otherwise, If she found out that there was one pill missing, my lie wouldn’t have held up.
It was a tense lunch. We sat across from each other, but it felt like there was a rift separating us, like we were both hiding our own secrets. I was consumed with guilt, thinking about how to keep Ella from discovering my relationship with Luke.
Ella looked at me and asked. "Oh, Ava, have you been working at that fast-food restaurant lately?"
I didn’t think anything of her question and replied, "Well, yes!"
Ella continued, "What about your mother? How... how is she doing recently?"
Her question reminded me that my mother was due for a follow-up appointment after her hospi
