Chapter 23

• Sara and Maddy were eating lunch at a small table, talking. "Your mom is...old-fashioned," Maddy asked, "I get that she cares, I get that she wants nothing but what is best for you, but some of her ideas seem so… antiquated."
• Sara took a deep breath, putting her fork down. "It's because we come from a Different world from yours, where I was born and raised. Tehran is another world. My mother lived hell, she had a tough life.
• Maddy's eyes were intrigued. "What are you talking about?