The sun was setting on a beautiful Thursday evening, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. It had been a long and stressful day for me, as I had spent most of it trying to set up my own business. I was just about to rest my head when my phone rang, and I saw that it was my mother calling.
I answered the call with a cheerful greeting, but was met with an unexpected response. My mother's voice sounded impatient and angry as she demanded to know when I had last spoken to my boyfriend, Ethan. My heart sank at the thought of what he might have said to her.
"I've been really busy, Mom," I explained, hoping to calm her down. But she cut me off mid-sentence, her tone becoming even more irate.
"I don't want to hear your excuses," she snapped. "You need to come home within the next two day
