You Made Me Lie

My hand slowly slipped out of hers. It wasn’t intentional. It was more like my body acted before my brain could catch up. But the moment our palms parted, I saw it. The flicker in her eyes. The sudden fall of her face.

“What do you mean?” My voice came out tight, almost strangled. “Why would you say something like that? If this is a joke, Mom, it’s not funny.”

Her lips trembled. The IV line attach