Chapter 20

Lottie’s POV

I watched mom leave Caren’s bedroom, I then sneaked in. We would do this when we were kids. For any reason, we were scared, had a bad day or we just wanted to talk. I also think we just wanted a hug. As we got older and physically bigger, we struggled to get two people in our small beds and our sleepovers had just stopped.

That was until last night when Caren climbed into bed with me, but tonight I was worried about my sister, so I climbed into bed with her. My big sis, who I love so much and would probably die if anything happened to her, are my thoughts. I fell asleep too.

That is until I got pushed out of her bed. My first thought was ‘that bitch’ as I lay on the wooden floor. But I could hear Caren in the bathroom struggling to breathe, and I immediately felt guilty. She then ran downstairs. I jumped up and ran after her. “Mom” I screamed as I followed my sister, who ran outside. Her whole body was shaking. Mom is beside me in a few seconds. “Car...”