Chapter 41

I waved at him as I watched him leave before going inside and as promised I took medicine then spent my time doing homework until I heard the door open seeing my mom come in. I watched her enter the house and I checked the time before turning back to her.

“You’re home early again,” I said.

“Yeah, just things are a little slow at work,” she said as she walks over at me to touch my face before leaning in to kiss my cheek. “Have you eaten yet?”

“No,” I answered as I looked at her. “Are you just coming home early to check on me?”

She turned to me as she was walking about to walk to the kitchen, “No, I’m not. I just had less work.”

“Really?” I asked her. “I know Elliot told you about what happened at school…”

“He did…” she said, glancing down before turning back to me. “You should have told me that it was bot