Chapter 4

Anastasia

A few days have gone by, and things are still the same between Theodore and me. I found out his name is Theodore from Charlotte. You can guess how great our relationship is, given that I found out his name from someone else. I’m currently on my way to ask him if I can get a phone to call mom and Chloe. I miss them. It’s been too long since I last heard or spoke to any of them.

He’s working from home today, so I am going to find him in his study.

“What do you want?” he says, his tone harsh like always. His eyes are glued to the papers in front of him. I’m sure he didn’t need to look up to know it was me. He must’ve smelled me.

“I want to ask if I can get a phone to call my mom,” I say, standing in front of his dominating presence.

“Why would you need to do that?” he asks, stunning me with his question.

“I miss her, and I want to know how she’s doing.