#Chapter 125: Pebbles at the Window

Nina I cocked my head. My mother smiled up at me and pushed the plate containing my sandwich into my hands. “Eat up, honey,” she said. “Are you alright? You look like you’ve lost a lot of weight.” “U-Um… I’ve just been stressed.” I picked my sandwich up off my plate and took a bite, chewing for a moment, before speaking again. “Are you sure you don’t know about the Peacekeepers? The school doctor that I’ve been working with--” “You know what?” my mother interrupted, stretching and feigning an obviously fake yawn. “It’s late, and we’ve got to be up early tomorrow to catch our flight.” Now, I frowned and watched as she turned somewhat robotically and started to walk out of the kitchen. “But you said that we would be leaving in a couple of days…” My mother froze again. “Did I?” she asked, her back still turned to me. “I guess I just misspoke. No, our tickets are set for first thing in the morning.” “Oh…” I paused, looking down at the sandwich on my plate