Chapter 13
Confrontations
Elena
“What's the condition, Aunt Sarah?” I asked softly, my eyes fixed steadily on her as my mind raced with thoughts.
‘What condition could Aunt Sarah have for helping me?’ I wondered, staring into her dark eyes.
“It's nothing serious,” Sarah suddenly smiled, easing the tension. “I just want you to understand that after this, I won't be helping you anymore.”
Silence. My heart thudded as I silently weighed Sarah's words and my heart beat erratically in my chest.
She wasn't going to help me? I felt a deep sense of disappointment at the thought, if Sarah wasn't going to help me I couldn’t think of anything else I could do to salvage the situation.
“Aunt—”
“Call me Sarah,” she cut me off, her lips pursed. “Calling me Aunt won't win you any brownie
