“Because I’ve been pretending too,” Leo whispered. “For three days now. The math anchor wore off after the first week, but I didn’t tell Mom and Dad. I wanted to see if they’d notice I was back to normal. They didn’t. They just liked the quiet.”
Leo noticed. He sat on the edge of her bed. “Mia?” hypnosisfamilyplans
“No,” she said clearly. “Pour it yourself.” “Because I’ve been pretending too,” Leo whispered
It was perfect. And it was terrible.
“Because I’ve been pretending too,” Leo whispered. “For three days now. The math anchor wore off after the first week, but I didn’t tell Mom and Dad. I wanted to see if they’d notice I was back to normal. They didn’t. They just liked the quiet.”
Leo noticed. He sat on the edge of her bed. “Mia?”
“No,” she said clearly. “Pour it yourself.”
It was perfect. And it was terrible.
