The Suffering… II 36B

Steph and Travis’ call lasted longer than she expected and after an hour of looking at fabrics and color samples, she finally went to her room, her eyes on her phone as she went down the familiar two steps into the room and moved towards her bed. She looked through her messages and saw none from Shane. Since the day before, she hadn’t gotten a call back or a reply. A sliver of worry was making its way to her.

Despite her eyes down, she noticed a lump on her bed and looked up. The unmistakable hair that matched hers caught her eyes. Yesterday it was about doing something she would like so why do it again today? “Hey mom au-“ Tanner stopped when he saw her looking at her bed. “What’s she doing here?”

She turned around, taking in a deep breath. “I don’t know.” She let it out. Her worry hidden behind heavy eyes. “What is it?”

“Aunt Beatrice asked us to come for lunch tomorrow. Did you get her message?”

She looked down at her phone. “I haven’t checked.”