Chapter 22: k********g
(Leo's POV)
When Mom asked for the little girl's name, my heart started beating really fast. Dad and Aunt Clara had told me so many times never to tell Mom about Rosie.
They said it would make Mom very sad. They said I had to protect Mom from being hurt.
But now Mom was looking at me with those eyes, looking at her expectant eyes, I opened my mouth but couldn't speak.
"I... I don't know her name," I mumbled, looking down at my feet.
Mom's face changed. She looked so hurt, like when I accidentally broke her favorite vase.
"Leo, I always thought you were an honest child." Her voice was so quiet and sad. "But your evasiveness now deeply disappoints me."
She turned to leave. My chest felt tight, like I couldn't breathe.
I remembered what happened last t
