Then There Was You (Twist of Fate) by A.J. Daniels

Author:A.J. Daniels [Daniels, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Mom?” I call, pushing open the front door.

Little barks greet me as I step into the quiet house and close the door behind me. A mop of white fur comes barreling towards me yipping at my ankles.

“Hi Snowy,” I say, bending down to pet the Westie behind her ears.

“Oh, Annika. Honey, I wasn’t expecting you to come over.”

I shrug, rising to my full height before giving her a hug. “I was in the neighbourhood and thought I’d stop by.”

“You were in the neighbourhood?” Mom questions with a lift of an eyebrow.

I avoid her knowing look and head into the kitchen to raid her fridge. Mom always has something to eat and I’m starving. “I went for a drive up to Cape Point and figured I’d stop in before heading back.”

Mom gently pushes me out of the way of the fridge door and then she goes about collecting different toppings for sandwiches. “What are they charging for that now?”

“Cape Point? I don’t know. I didn’t actually pull in there. I turned around right before the pay booth and came back. Pulled off a bit to watch the penguins.”

Mom grins as she goes about putting the sandwiches together. “You always did love watching them. Even as a little girl.”

When she’s done assembling the plates and adding some potato chips to each, she motions for me to lead the way to the dining room table a few feet away. A plate is set in front of me after I take a seat at the dark, round table and I don’t waste time digging in. I forgot to eat breakfast this morning so I’m even hungrier than I normally am.

About halfway through my sandwich and potato chips I realize my dad isn’t here, which is odd considering he’s always here unless it’s a weekend and he’s at Dave’s house working on a car or some other repairs.

“Is Dad at Uncle Dave’s?”

Mom stills, her half-eaten sandwich halfway to her mouth. Something I can’t decipher passes over her face but then it’s gone in the next instant. The silence stretches on for longer than is comfortable. My throat goes dry and dread crawls down my back.

“Mom?”

She places the slices of bread, cheese, and meat tenderly back on her plate then dusts her hands of the crumbs before sitting back in her seat.

“Where’s Londyn? I thought she would’ve been with you?”

“She wanted to take a nap before we go out tonight,” I say, waving it off but never removing my eyes from her face. “Mom, answer my question.”

She sighs. “I didn’t know you’d be stopping by today. Why don’t we wait until your dad gets here and then we’ll talk.”

I have no idea what that means, and why is she being so cryptic? It was a simple question that should’ve had a simple answer. What the hell’s going on?

“Why won’t you just tell me now? Are you okay? Is he okay?”

Various scenarios begin playing through my mind. One of them has cancer and is dying. Mom lost her job.

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