It wasn’t sitting right with her. Essence tried to protest her grandfather’s words. “But –”
“There are no buts. The amount of drugs she put into Eulalie was enough to take down an animal on safari, a big one. If your mother knows she is alive she will stop at nothing to get to her. The best way for your sister to heal, to get better and to have a shot at living a life as an adult is to cut all ties with her mother. Eulalie has relied exclusively on your mother and right now cannot function without her telling her how to wipe her ass.”
“But what if Eulalie wants Mom,” Essence asked quietly.
“The plan, Essence is for Eulalie to get well in America. When she is better and I am confident she is able to exist without your mother’s abuse, I will give her the option to talk to her but until th
