Secrets and Scars

Valerie was swallowing the birth control pill.

Suddenly, the bedroom door swung open, and Valerie clutched the pink box tightly.

"Oh, sorry, Miss. I thought you weren't here," Mrs. Tate said, surprised to see Valerie taking medicine so early in the morning.

Valerie's face turned cold. "You just walk in without knocking?"

Mrs. Tate said, "I just came in to take out the trash. I thought you didn't c