Grace POV
The first thing I noticed was Aunt Harriet's sombre expression when I walked into the living room. I have just had a pretty stressful day at school and the last thing I needed was additional drama.
In one corner of the room was James looking pensive, which was unusual too.
“What’s going on?” I narrowed my eyes in suspicion as I stared at both of them. “Did something happen?” I asked again.
Both of them exchanged glances but didn’t answer me.
“Is my mom dead?” I asked with my heart in my mouth. These days, I expect the worst from everything.
“Jesus Christ!” Aunt Harriet exclaimed, “No, your mom is fine. Everyone is fine,”.
“Then what’s with the serious expression? And he’s not supposed to come for me until the weekend,” I pointed towards James. “What is he doing here?”.
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