Chapter 86 NOT A BIG DEAL

• The knot in my throat rolled up and down and my mouth became try at once while my eyes gradually filled with tears.
• A shocking silence stretched into the room and I expected Clare to break it by explaining what had happened to mom; however, she remained silent as if she had acquiesced to it.
• “What exactly happened to mom, Clare?” I raised my voice a little this time, tilting my head to look at her face, which was now swimming in tears.