Book 1 Chapter 43
The truth isn’t always pretty
Nora
Britt and Patton visited and brought their two-year-old twins, Braydon and Peyton, with them. They enjoyed playing with the boys. Patton visited Matt while Britt and I discussed our parents.
We sat at the table, drinking pop.
“Have you spoken to Mom?” I asked Britt.
“Not since I ran away from home. After what he put us through, Dad shocked me by wanting to reconnect.”
“Why would Mom allow the abuse? Shouldn’t a mother protect their children? I would.”
“I would, too, but our mother wasn’t like that. I remember after Mom and Dad would fight, we dealt with dad’s wrath. He would mumble things about the Gray family. I never understood what he meant.” Britt shook her head.
“Dad said Nate visited him and set him straight about our gran
