Missy
After we made dinner and ate, I helped clean the dishes and put everything away. Lyssa seemed distracted while we worked. Robert took the boys out in the yard to play. It was starting to get late, and I knew I needed to find an excuse to go to my room soon so they would think I was done for the evening.
I dried the last plate and placed it in the cabinet. “Uh, I am tired from school. I think I am just going to lay down for the night,” I said, trying to excuse myself.
“Oh, uh, sure dear. Go lay down,” Lyssa said, stirring from her thoughts. She gave me a tight smile and I left the kitchen to head upstairs to my room. Robert and Lyssa had 2 extra rooms for all of us. One had bunk beds for Junior and Leo and the other was for me. It was on the backside of the house and had a small
