I Was Kicked Out As A Teen Because Of Rumors My Brother Spread. Years Later, My Parents Saw And Had A Unexpected Response

Underlying motive

But beneath their questions, I sensed an underlying motive they weren’t revealing. The more they probed, the clearer it became that something else was on their minds.

‘So, are you doing all this alone?’ my mother asked, her gaze shifting. ‘Mostly,’ I replied, keeping my guard up.

There was a tension in their questions, a subtle urgency that made me uncomfortable. I couldn’t shake the feeling they needed something more from me.