Maya
The hum of the television droned in the background, blending into the low murmurs of conversation throughout the house. I wasn’t paying attention, not at first. I was too busy going through Anthony's schoolwork given to him by his private teachers. But then, a name cut through the static, yanking my attention back to the screen.
Not again...
A sharp, icy dread settled in my chest as I stared at the television screen. The words at the bottom of the news broadcast blurred together, but the headline remained unmistakable.
Breaking news tonight: Anaya Patel, mother of Russell Patel...
The banner caught my eyes at the bottom of the screen, just as the words registered in my brain and my heart double-thumped. My eyes circle as I gawk at the screen in front of me. It was the same
