Arletta Jessica McDowell POV

Damn! How did Mom know about that incident? Did Sammy deliberately tattle on our problems to Mom?

"How did you know?"

I did not want to answer Mom's previous question because I wanted to know how she knew and wanted reassurance from her. I did not like the way Sammy always reported our arguments to Mom. Were we little kids who needed our parents' help to solve every problem? How ridiculous!

Mom smiled at me. She did not seem to blame me. "Sammy called here earlier. He asked if you were home yet."

"So?"

Why did Sammy call Mom when he clearly knew that I was...