Chapter 49

ARIANA'S POV

I was confused and turned to my mother. She was telling me with her eyes to say yes and Nate was looking at me with expectation in her eyes.

“Yes”, I quipped. “Yes I am Nate's mother”.

“You trained your son to punch people's children? To hurt other people's kids?” Ms. Williams was raising her voice, obviously very angry.

The headmaster tried to pacify her but she was having none of it and it was then I noticed that the other kid had a swollen lip and had obviously been crying. But my mother was here so why was I called and introduced as Nate's mother.

Nate was talking now. “He was bullying me and calling my mom old.”

“Your mom's old”, the kid said without missing a beat.

“I'm not old”, I protested.

Nate giggled joyfully.

“I work in the city so Nate is staying with my mom for the time being”, I explained. “It makes it easier for him, commuting from the city to this place everyday would take a toll on both of us”.

I draped my arm lovingly around him and he leaned into me. W