Chapter 33. At the Airport

MAVIS

“You shouldn’t have bothered, Isabel. I was about to place an order from Freshmeals. I was just a little confused about our parent’s immediate return from Scotland and I decided to stay away from home for a while.”

“Stay away from home for a while? Why?”

“I just need some time to clear my head,” I told her but it was only a lie. I just wanted to get her reaction to what I’d just said. “I don’t want to be around people right now, I need some space.”

“But why?” she asked again as though my response didn’t answer her question the first time.

I sighed, struggling to find the right words. “It’s not that something is wrong,” I said, “it’s just that I need some time to process some things, our parents are back and a whole lot of things will change.” I paused and swept her hair off her face. “Aren’t you worried?”

I could see that she was trying to keep her composure, but I could tell that she was struggling. “Of course I’m worried,” she said, her vo