Chapter 5

I try to go by day to day in light spirits. Liam does well in school and doesn’t get into trouble, so it’s easy to be proud of him. I haven't been very social lately; I’m still haunted daily about what happened that night. Fortunately, there are a few good friends who understand and give me my distance. It’s easy to keep up appearances with Clara because she’s always ready to do something. She’s also more than happy to take Liam in for the night so the boys can hang out and play pool in the basement, which is a major relief on hunting days. So much of me just up and disappeared all at once it's a little overwhelming; but smile I put on my game face and try my hardest to prevent anyone from finding out my secrets. I looked over at the clock, it was six; time to get up and make breakfast. I lazily pulled myself out of bed and threw on a pair of jeans and a hooded sweatshirt before going down stairs to make breakfast. I could hear Liam just waking up in the other room.

"Morning Mom," h