Force the truth out

WINTER POV

My mother stared at me blankly for a while, I wondered if she heard me, and I decided she didn't as I received no response.

I opened my mouth to speak, but she cut me off.

"A-are you certain?" She asked, blinking several times in rapid succession as if trying to clear her vision.

Breathing out, I nodded. "I am."

After another minute, she walked over to me and pulled me into her warm embrace. "Oh, Winter!"

Her voice quivered, and her body shook with a sob.

I felt a sudden burst of energy at the contact. It was the first time in a while we'd be embracing, and I had never felt this much energy before until now.

"Does that me you're helping me?" I asked, unsure of what was happening.

My mother stepped back, breaking the connection between us.

She ignored my questions and stared at my father. No words were said between them, but I sensed a secret kind of conversation was done; I guess they mind-linked each other because my father nodded.

Mother tossed Kendall one last glance bef