Fifty Eight

Amelia could hardly do anything; she couldn’t eat dinner, or talk with Loveth, and worst, she couldn’t sleep. She turned and tossed on her bed. What were the odds that her mother was friends with the Afonso? And who would have thought that she was going to find out about her mother in that way and manner? It made her thought about how some things that were meant to be, will be. It had been her favorite quote, ‘Que Sera Sera.’

“Awake.” Mike's voice was low beside her. She was so lost in her own thoughts that she hadn’t thought he was going to be awake. “How do you feel?”

She gulped. She wished she could dive into her feelings and tell Mike all about her mother. She wished she could tell him how surprised, happy, sad, and angry she was. Her senses were filled with different emotions, and she couldn’t pinpoint on one she was actually feeling at the moment. It was all surreal. But then, Mike had gone through his own share of surprises these days. He might be able to understand her