Emma
I almost choke on the food I'm eating. The rich, flavor burst vanishes suddenly, making it taste like sawdust in my mouth.
I drop the fork down, it clatters against the plate. Gradually, I swirl around to meet my mother's fierce gaze.
Bile rises in my throat, thick and bitter, forming a hard lump that I can't force down no matter how hard I try.
She takes slow, deliberate steps towards me. The island becomes a barricade as she stops before me.
Her lips form a taunting smile. “So you think you're smart, huh?”
“I..I don't understand,” I stutter
Though I know exactly what she's talking about.
“Don't play dump with me!” she snaps. “Why didn't you tell me Knox gave you a job?”
The air becomes thick with tension and hostility.
My lips suddenly feel dry like I've been walking thro
