"Mama, why did you bring me here? We should go outside and sit with Father and Adam…" Melody began, glancing over her shoulder toward the hallway they had just walked through. Her voice was edged with irritation, her steps unwilling as she moved towards the room. She wanted to sit beside Adam. Tonight was her chance. She was going to force him to keep touching her and she was going to keep touching him. To pretend of course.
In fact, she had even planned for her mother to insist that they sleep here overnight so that she would get a chance to sleep in the same bed. But before she could say more or tell her mother to do what she wanted, she was pulled into a sudden hug. Her mother's arms wrapped around her tightly, almost crushing, her voice trembling as she spoke.
