Chapter 35 I Could Never Hate You

• I woke up to my mom dragging her fingers across my hair and gripping the points before she twirled them around her finger.
• “Oh scarlet”, She said in a soft whisper with her voice betraying her and cracking under the pressure of speaking.
• “Mom?” I looked at her worried. She barely cried in front of me and always appeared strong and put together. Her tears dropped on my shoulder. It had confirmed my suspicions.