I Worked All Night—Then Came Home To Find My Family Had “Decided”

inches.

“Where’s Kora?”

Susan’s eyes moved over me. Wrinkled scrubs, messy hair. She didn’t soften.

“She’s here. And you’re not getting her back.”

My stomach dropped.

“Excuse me?”

“Your parents brought her. They said you knew about the arrangement. They said you’d agreed.”

“I didn’t. I came home from work and she was gone.”

Susan’s gaze didn’t waver. “They continue reading …