Vengeful Whispers

I didn't expect Hazel to ask me that. Had she spotted Chloe in her own photos? Was she afraid of consequences, but had no one else to confide in, so she came to me?

My reply was a single, clipped word: [No.]

A beat of silence, then a new message: [Oh... Mom, did you actually look at all the pictures I sent?]

[Not all,] I texted back.

Silence descended from her end after that.

Hazel's questions ree