Iris:
He did not respond to me, since there was no question waiting for him.
After staring at me for a while, he stepped past me and went into the children's room.
I stayed outside, frozen in my spot.
About ten minutes later, he came back out.
"Take care of him," he told me quietly, then hurried past me and disappeared out of the house.
I turned around and saw my mother walk out of the children's room with a pleased smile on her lips.
Amy had already rushed inside to see Colin with Scarlett behind her, so now it was just my mother and me staring at each other.
"What was that? What are you trying to do now?" I asked her, unable to raise my voice.
I knew the consequences of showing her my real emotions. She never liked it.
"I need to push him so he gets married soon. Only then can we get the water from the blue river, the real cure," my mother replied, sounding far too confident, unaware of what her games were doing to her daughter.
