Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 127

Chapter 127

Kelly said softly, “Theo, you have no idea how scary your mom was yesterday. After your allergic reaction, there was a doctor on site ready to give you emergency treatment, but your mom stopped him. She insisted on using that spray you carry.”

“The spray?” Theo blinked in confusion. “But I didn’t have it on me anymore.”

Kelly nodded. “I know. But your mom didn’t believe that. She was desperate to find it…”

Her gaze fell on the boy. She feigned guilt, and her eyes were brimming with unshed tears. “Theo, I’m so sorry. I broke the spray

It was an accident. But if your mom finds out, she’s going to hate me. She might not even let me see you again.”

Theo said, “Then I’ll make sure she doesn’t find out, ever. Don’t worry, Kelly. I won’t tell her.”

Kelly’s face lit up with a smile through her tears. “Great. This will be our little secret, okay?”

Theo got to thinking, ‘Just the two of us? So even Dad can’t know? Well, sometimes Dad doesn’t let me eat certain things either. If Dad ever finds out, he might get angry with Kelly too-and then she wouldn’t be able to bring me tasty treats anymore.’

Theo nodded. “Okay.”

pinky. “Then let’s pinky swear. Whoever tells

small finger to hook hers. “Whoever tells is a snitch.”

what you said earlier… about Mom stopping the doctor…

He hadn’t forgotten.

expression unsure. “Theo… do you

at her seriously. “I do.

seemed troubled. “Maybe it’s better if we

more she held back, the more

Just tell me.

the door. Theo caught

said, lowering his voice. “I won’t tell Mom or

as if

pulled out her phone and played a video for him-a clipped version, carefully edited. All the parts that made her look bad had been cut. Only the

video lasted barely a

the time it ended, Theo’s