Midnight Interrogation

I reached for the handle, wiped my palms on my thighs, took a breath that did absolutely nothing to calm me, and pulled the door open just enough to peer out.

My mum was standing there in her robe, arms crossed, eyes sharp, nose twitching ever so slightly like she was already clocking everything I didn’t want her to notice.

Her gaze flicked past me into the room, to the bed, to the sheets, to m