Chapter 21 : Questions

Emily

I keep holding my phone in tension, knowing Kane might have talked to mom.

"Hello!" Mom's voice comes again.

I clear my throat and pull a smile across my face. "Mom"

"Emily," her voice is full of confusion and surprise. "I don't know why I felt like I heard Kane. Was that Kane?"

How am I gonna lie to her? There's no point in lying. I hope she's gonna understand.

"Hmm," I can't speak anything else.

"Really? It was him? Did you guys get back together?" She chirps. Mom is hardly excited lately and I know how badly she wanted me to end up with Kane when we were together. Even my dad. Our friends. Colleagues. Everyone.

"Mom!" I let out a deep sigh. "Nothing like that. I'm just working on a project with Kane. That's it. We're just— partners"

I don't hear anything from mom for a few seconds as if she's disappointed.

"Mom"

"Yes. I'm here. Actually, I got excited. I thought he—"

"How are you, mom?" I switch the topic since I know it's not worth talking about.

"I'm fine. How're you?