NinaI cocked my head. My mother smiled up at me and pushed the plate containing my sandwich into my
hands.'Eat up, honey," she said. 'Are you alright? You look like you've lost a lot of weight."'U-Um… I've just been stressed." I picked my sandwich up off my plate and took a bite, chewing for a
moment, before speaking again. 'Are you sure you don't know about the Peacekeepers? The school
doctor that I've been working with–"'You know what?" my mother interrupted, stretching and feigning an obviously fake yawn. 'It's late, and
we've got to be up early tomorrow to catch our flight."Now, I frowned and watched as she turned somewhat robotically and started to walk out of the kitchen.
'But you said that we would be leaving in a couple of days…"My mother froze again. 'Did I?" she asked, her back still turned to me. 'I guess I just misspoke. No, our