Chapter 48 New Beginning

• "Oh, honey, I'm still not sure what's gotten into you."
• "What?" I looked at my mom in confusion, not understanding what she meant. I had noticed her looking at me since I walked into the kitchen that morning. She hadn't even touched her breakfast. "What do you mean?"
• "You seem a lot happier than I've ever seen you. At first, I was very happy to see you like this, but now I’m worried. You’re not still thinking of running away, right? Not after all that's happened?"