Chapter Six
Valentina
“Mom, you don’t need to worry. I’m doing great,” I said into the phone.
“Hon, it sure sounds like you are, but let me worry. You’re my first child to move away from home,” she replied.
I bit back a sigh. Her point was completely accurate, but the urge to shake free of her worries was fierce sometimes.
“I’ll let you worry, Mom. Just do me a favor and try to have faith I’ll be fine.”
Her laughter rang in my ear. “Oh, you are good! Of course I have faith in you.” She paused, her voice muffling to say something to someone else. “Sorry about that. I’ve gotta go. You call me next week, okay?”
“I always do, Mom. Love you.”
Hanging up, I smiled. Much as I’d worried my parents would pressure me more to move back home, they’d gracefully accepted my choice to take this j
