“That him?” She asked and I crossed my arms.
“Yes.” I said.
Evelyn looked Knox up and down like she found something unpleasant stuck to her shoe.
“A criminal.” She said and Knox stayed silent.
Honestly, that somehow made him scarier. My mother shook her head slowly.
“You threw your entire future away for this life?” She asked and I laughed harshly.
“You think Knox is the problem?” I asked.
“He’s part of the problem.” She said.
“No. The problem started long before him.” I snapped.
“You belong somewhere better than this.” She said and I gestured around the diner.
“These people treat me better than my own family.” I said.
The truth landed hard because it was true. Painfully true and my mother looked genuinely offended.
“Your family loves you.” She said.
“My family own
