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EVA.
My heart is racing in my chest as I turn around to see my mother standing by my door with suspicion clear in her eyes.
"Mom! What are you doing up here?" I greet in a high pitched tone as I pray Emerson is down to the yard before I move away from the window.
"I heard voices, Eva. Who was in here with you?" Mom ignores my question to throw hers at me and my throat suddenly closes up at the fact that she caught me red-handed. Not exactly red-handed, but she heard voices and she saw me by the window.
"Um, I..." I struggle to find my words and mom makes her way inside, shutting the door behind her as she strides toward me.
"There was no one—" she doesn't listen to me as she peeks behind me to the window before she side steps me and I bite down on my tongue, tension floating around me.
I turn my body in her direction
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