39: Also

CHRISTY:

If Mom meddled, it only meant that she was up to no good. She was brewing with something I did not know at all and that was something I should be wary about.

Everette did not know the woman behind that smiling face and I should protect him from Mom. Mom…how do I say it? She was good at dealing with people to the point that she could easily befriend them and when you lowered your guard, that was the time when he would strike.

“Your Mom has been constantly texting me. Are you listening to me, kitten?”

Everette snapped his fingers in front of my face.

He did not know anything so I must pretend that there was nothing to be watched out for.

I groaned inwardly. She must be planning something.

“What did she say, Everette?” Maybe I will visit the mansion again? To have a chit-chat with Mom.

“Nothing much. She was asking about you. If you are well.” Mom would never ask if I was still alive or not. “She also asked about our relationship. If you are taking care of me. If we are not fi