The Absence of Love

“What’s wrong, sweetie?” Cora’s mom asked, looking up from her laptop. She was in bed and Cora was lying down next to her, just wanting to be close to her. She hated letting her mother out of her sight. She was scared of losing her again. She looked up at her and shook her head, struggling to snap out of her thoughts.

“You’ve been acting strange all week. What’s going on? Dom has barely been home