I Gave Away the Birthday Chocolates, Then the Screaming Started

your things,” she shouted over my shoulder. “You are coming home right now.”

Brandon froze by the coffee table, controller in hand. He stared at her like she was a nightmare walking.

“He is not going anywhere,” I said.

Melissa laughed, high and brittle. “You think a piece of paper makes you his mother? He is my blood.”

“Half,” I replied. “And the State continue reading …