Chapter 72

"I need to pick something from my car," he said and left. Rebecca stood up and headed towards Leah s room. She knocked but no response. She tried the handle to open it but it was locked from behind. She knocked again. Still no response. "Leah?" She called. Tapping gently on the door "What do you want?" She asked "To talk." "Don t you think it s too late for that?" "Maybe. But I won t leave until you open this door for me and let me explain." The door opened. But she didn t wait for her to come inside before she walked back into the room, taking her seat on her bed. She had her back turned to her. "I m sorry," she said, in a broken voice. It was then that Leah turned to face her. "For which part?" She asked in a steady voice reflecting, she was hurt. "Every part" Her mother replied, not meeting her eyes. "Why didn t you tell me? Scared, I was going