MELISSA'S POV

“What are you doing here?” My mom asked, and I didn't know what else I expected her to ask me.

“I came to see you,” I said in the smallest voice that I could muster. “I was missing you.”

I could see her eyes dampen. But as I blinked, it was no longer there.

I expected her to lean in for a hug, but she didn't. I could only imagine that I had lost all types of favors from my mom. She simply pushed the door wider, granting me entrance. At least we were starting from somewhere.

By the time I walked in, I couldn't help but gasp...