Chapter58: Family Moment

Chapter 58: Family Moment RILEY  "We'll see about that," Mr. Xenois chuckled, shaking his head like he was exasperated with Ollie but his voice was warm and happy. It was nothing like the way Mom's voice sounded when she was pretending to be happy. As we drove through the street, heading towards their home, I pressed my face to the window and watched the houses get bigger and prettier as well as my eyes were wide open with awe, as I kept looking even as we passed it by.  When we finally turned into the driveway of Ollie's house, I felt my breath catch in my throat. I'd been here before, just a few days ago when Mom had arranged that playdate thT she made me wear the glove to use and shake Ollie's hand.   Before in the daytime with all the lights off, it seemed nice but normal like every house was. Now it looked like something from a fairy tale, like a castle where good people lived happily all the time and bad things couldn't happen here. "Wow," I breathed, not meaning to say it out lo