Chapter 59

ELARA

I groaned as the call ended and wondered what I did to catch the attention of the Sterlings and the Halloways. Was this how it was with my parents? Were they friends with the Blackwoods because they went to the same school? I suddenly realized I knew nothing of my parents’ background. I just knew them as Dad the scientist and Mom, the teacher. I never dug deep into their lives.

Suddenly, I h