It's Too Late Now
My voice cracked, my palms pressing hard against my face.
“We’ll figure something out,” she mumbled, though I heard the doubt in her tone.
Mrs. Brown broke the silence as she walked in carrying a tray. She set down a steaming cup on the table and said, “If you ask me, I’d say leave New York. Go to another country with Tamara and start over like none of this ever happened.”
“Mom, that’s not helping,” Tamara shot back.
“What?” Mrs. Brown raised a brow. “You know how gossip works. It sticks until something new replaces it. The only way Cassie can heal is if she’s away from here, away from reminders of her past.”
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