“Mom…” Allison looked at Grace.

The TV was blaring. Allison could hear the clear dialogues from the TV. She stared at Grace’s worn-out face. Her heart pounded a few times before Nicholas Young’s face popped into her mind.

“Mom, at work, I met a guy who looks a lot like my brother, about the same age too.”

The look on Grace’s face was complicated, filled with sadness, gullt, and…

“Mom.”

Grace seemed to snap out of her own world. She looked at Allison, “Allie, I failed your brother…” Her tears flowed like a broken faucet, “I was the one who handled his body. He and your dad were crushed by a truck beyond recognition.” Recalling that, Grace choked up. “They were unrecognizable.”

Seeing her mom in such despair, Allison regretted bringing up the past. She hugged Grace, “Mom, it’s all in the past.”

she had solid proof, she shouldn’t mention this to her mom. She needed to find out if Nicholas really was her brother,

couldn’t handle too much emotional

to knit her scarf. When she finished one, she tried

At Nicholas’ house.

BMW pulled over. Nicholas got out of the car. The

her son was home, she immediately came downstairs, “You’re finally home. You’ve been coming home later and later these days. Do you have so many friends in Northfield?”

Nicholas marched upstairs.

did you become such a gossip?” He said while loosening his

asked, “Did you get a

be? Mom, please don’t jump to conclusions.”

outstanding, and there are so many socialites pursuing you. Do

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