285: NEED A HAND

LUKE’S POV

“So, you tell me, mother. Are you still on drugs?” I quizzed my mom, with the both of us still ensconcing ourselves on the edge of the bed. I think I knew the answer. But I just decided to throw the question at her, and now I was expecting a replication.

“The thing here is that…

“Don’t tell me that. Just please give me an answer. A yes or a no.”

She glanced at me at that moment. “You don’t have to be so rude to me.”

“Not rude to you, but sorry about that.”

“Hmmm hmmm.

“But

but you just have to give me an answer to my question, Mom.”

“Well, yes. I’m still on the drug stuff.”

I sighed, driving my hand through my hair. “I knew it.”

“Then why did you ask me?”

“I just wanted to hear what you have to say.”

“And you did.”

“Yeah, I did,” I whispered.

“Are you going to help me?”

“Help you with what?”

“Two things. My relationship with Catherine and the whole drug shit.”

I chuckled. “Okay, let’s not get things wrong around here. I might help you with the drug. problem and all that. But with Catherine, you’ll

have to do that on your own.” I rose from the

bed.

“Come on, I’ll need your help talking to her. I don’t think I can do this myself.”

“You are her mother. Of course, you can do this yourself.”

285: NEED A HAND

LUKE’S POV

us still ensconcing ourselves on the edge of the bed. I think I knew the answer. But I just decided to throw the

thing here

please give me an answer. A yes

don’t have to be so rude to

you, but

“Hmmm hmmm.”

you just have to give me an

yes. I’m still on the drug

driving my hand through my hair. “I knew

did you ask

to hear what you have to say.”

“And you did.”

I did,”

to help me?”

with

things. My relationship with Catherine and the whole

the drug. problem and all that.

bed.

need your help talking to her. I don’t think I can do this myself.”

Of course, you can do this

too sure about that.” She shook her head, laughing. Her tone was kind of low.

pieces. And now, you’ll have to fix things,

do that,

something you ruined

on saying that, Luke. You’re

don’t think I’m going to do that.”

You have to help

“Mom…”

could see how she wanted this badly. and I couldn’t

And then I closed both

She asked. I could hear the joy

looking in another direction, not

me tightly as if she were about to squeeze

can let go of me now,” I told her, barely breathing.”

apologized and let go.

was a relief.

the one calling. It was

told me

have to go.” I held both of her shoulders,

for real? We have

now, I’ve got business stuff to take care of.” I took. her out of the room. She

just have

and how we’re

gave her a fake smile before closing the door. I locked it, leaning against the door. Thank

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