Episode 301: Piece Of Me

Nothing. Not even a butt out, Mother. She felt his forehead. It wasn’t unusually warm considering they stood beneath the sun at the height of its powers. "Are you feeling okay, honey?"

"No," he replied jamming his hands in his jeans pockets -not even enough gumption to dress for the garden party - and drifted away into the crowd.

Shaking her head, obsessively watching over him, Katherine didn’t hear any footsteps beyond her, until a lovely familiar voice sang out. "I’m home!"

Katherine spun and wrapped her arms around her daughter. She squeezed Adria tight. Missed her baby. Adria wriggled free. Smiling. Her skin aglow in a pink halter dress, blonde hair flowing well past her shoulders. Even more beautiful than when she’d left in August. So grown up.

"I’m so relieved Mommy. I thought you’d be mad too. So does this mean you’ll help me convince Daddy that a degree in the performing arts is a good thing?"

"Performing arts?" Katherine snatched her daughter’s hand and wearing a fake grin for the partygoers navigated through the gathering, looking for her husband. Why the hell hadn’t he told her their youngest was making insane, rash decisions about her future?

Adria used to follow Katherine around with a toy doctor’s bag. Addie wanted to be a doctor just like her mother. Unless... had Bassie informed his little sister of some unflattering things about her?

Episode 302: Family Affair