When Her Secret Son Blew Up My Life

I walk into the kitchen to find Drew serving Leo a plate o

les. "Hope you don' t mind, I ordered

ee and watch as the boy happily shoves a

freshed. "Mmm, smells g

eezing cough at first, then it gets worse. His face turn

g?" Jen shrieks,

t' s the shrimp! He has a severe shell

cusation. "You did this! You ordered this for

ly false, it takes my breath away. "Wh

me. "You heard me say he was distraught last night!

breath. She looks at me, her eyes wild with fear for her son, and

whispers, her voice filled wit

arms. "We have to get h

w, to protest, to say anything that will make

et tangling, and I go down. My head cracks against the co

or. Jen doesn' t even look back. She doesn' t see me on

shut. The silence in

pocket. I pull it ou

t from my g

way. Black sedan. Driv

in my head. I walk to my bedroom, grab

ble. I walk out the front

aiting car, I send

s over

urn off