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He didn’t look away from me "What happened, Samantha?"

My eyes narrowed "You’ve talked to me once Don’t start now"

"Sam!"

He flinched but backed away a step Then he turned to Analise and his hand touched the back of her elbow "Honey, we should leave"

"No! My child assaulted o"

"No!" She twisted her arm free and whirled back for me Her chest heaved this ti on with you, Sao to David’s house instead?"

I couldn’t speak Everything pulsated inside ofaway

"Analise, we should go"

"No!" She glared at him for a beat before she turned back "Sa Please"

"I hate you"

It slipped out, like butter

I continued, "It was my life too"

Her mouth clamped shut A stricken look entered, but her chin trehed "You don’t believe me?"

"Honey"

"You threay my life too! Because of what? Because you were bored? Because you fell out of love?" My voice rose with each statement I yelled at her now, "That’s what life is! You ht? For better or worse, mom! You left You left in the ‘or’ part There weren’t any worse parts; there was just your boredom and your selfishness"

"Sam"

She spoke so quietly I hated her all theYou don’t have that right anymore"

She reared back, as if I had hit her

I didn’t care I didn’t care about anything then "I don’t want to see you I don’t want to talk to you I don’t want to even know you exist I think I hate you I really do"