A aylee unlocked the safe in her closet and opened her jewelry box. Her hand hovered for a moment over the diamond earrings her parents had given her for her 18th birthday then quickly dropped to the side. The conversation with them was still raw floating disjointedly bits and pieces raking painfully at her brain.
Sarah just needs to be away from the city for a bit… it will be good for her in Elmway… you and Gavi are so competent….” That was the word they kept using competent. It irked Laylee.
They were supposed to be the competent ones. Parents are supposed to parent. They’d fooled themselves into thinking they had taken action and were doing the best thing for Sarah. But their argument crumbled as Laylee questioned them revealing their fallibility. Their weakness mortified her.
She reached for the earrings Gavi had given her for their fifth anniversary and put them on. The past few days with Sarah moping about the house had been challenging and Laylee had decided that avoidance was the best possible course of action. She quickly filled her time with vital errands and stayed away as much as possible.
