At home in the kitchen I sat across from my mother at the kitchen table, the weight of the day's events pressing heavily on my shoulders, I took a deep breath and continued to peel the corn.
“What’s on your mind?”, my mom asked startling me from my daze.
“It's nothing”, I sigh I don't want to worry her.
“Come on honey I know you very well something is clearly bothering you tell me what’s wrong”, she said.
" You won't believe what happened today," I started, my voice tinged with frustration. Bianca, the girl I told you about from the office? She brought up these ridiculous rumors that were spreading about me. Turns out people think that Antonio might be the father of my baby”,
My mother's eyes widened in disbelief, her hand reaching out to grasp mine in a gesture of comfort. "Oh, Lilly
