Chapter 48

Alicia’s POV

After the incident that happened when I showed mom the picture, she suddenly looked depressed, like she was trying hard to fight some demons.

She wouldn’t talk to me or grandma, she wouldn’t talk to either of us.

I suddenly felt sad and guilty because, perhaps, showing her the picture brought back bad memories.

I’ve never seen mom being sad and withdrawn the way she was presently.

She’d go to work in the morning before even grandma or would even be awake and return back at night when grandma and I would have gone to bed.

She barely ate, and the day I had gotten to, fortunately, meet her before she left for work, she was already emaciated and looked pale.

What’s eating mom up, that I don’t know.

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“What do you think is wrong with your mother? She’s been acting weird these days, and she wouldn’t even talk to me. Do you have any idea what exactly is wrong with her?” Grandma asked worriedly as we sat on the dining tabl