Changing My Fate
Satisfied with his answer, Isla laughed quietly.
“Ethan, your mom is in a lot of pain right now. Do you want to help her feel better?
“Go take off that tube. Then she won’t be in pain anymore, and no one will laugh at you.”
My eyes snapped open. Through the haze, I saw Ethan’s innocent face.
He looked at Isla, then at me, and actually reached out and pulled out the tube.
“Mom, don’t do bad things anymore,” he muttered. “I don’t want a mom like you.”