lies and deceits

~Maya's POV~

The sun shone brightly through the curtains and came right in my face. I closed my eyes and tried to open them again, but failed. I turned to the other side, looking for my husband. He wasn’t in bed. But there was breakfast on the nightstand. I smiled and went to the bathroom to ease myself, took a quick shower, and washed my mouth. I went back inside and climbed onto the bed, took the tray off the nightstand, and started eating. Zion was a great cook, but one wouldn’t know that the man could cook. I finished my breakfast and was about to head outside when I heard the commotion outside. I rushed outside, and I was greeted by my stepmother and my stepsister, Ivy. The classy stepmother and sister were gone. They looked like beggars. What was wrong with them?

“Maya, please just talk to us this once and we will go.” My stepmother begged. They looked like people who had lost it all. Why would the all-mighty Mrs. Jones beg me? I mean, she never liked me. Maybe it’s important.

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