Insanely insane
She felt exposed, fragile, and trapped, even before she was in the car.
Her parents met him in the doorway, smiling brightly, unaware of the silent battle raging in their daughter.
“Good morning, Aariz!” her father said cheerfully. “We were just talking, and we thought… since we’ll be leaving for the village to handle some ancestral land paperwork, would you mind looking after Timtim for us?”
Timtim’s breath hitched.
“What?” she whispered, her voice barely audible, and she turned to her parents, horrified. “You mean… all day? You’re leaving me with him?”
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