“Teenagers tend to exaggerate everything because they are dramatic,” he muttered dismissively. “She is probably just trying to find a way to get out of going to school for a few days.”
That night, I watched Maya quietly push food around her plate without taking a single bite.
“She has clearly lost a significant amount of weight,” I told Robert softly.
He snorted in annoyance and accused me of overreacting like I always did when it came to our daughter. His voice carried that familiar sharpness that usually ended every conversation before it truly began..…continue reading…
