Chapter 4 â Lilyâs Fear

Chapter 4 â Lilyâs Fear
That night, Lily asked me a question.
âMommy?â
âYes, sweetheart?â
âAre the police coming back?â
My heart broke.
âNo.â
âAre they taking me away?â
I hugged her.
âNever.â
âBut Grandma said bad kids lose their moms.â
I closed my eyes.
That sentence hurt more than anything.
My own mother had used my daughterâs biggest fear against her.
I promised Lily something.
May you like
âNo one will ever scare you like that again.â
And I meant it.