Chapter 9
After all, her husband and son meant everything to her.
But now, she only had six months left.
The second she saw Terrence take Krista to Emery’s school
activity, she knew she had to leave.
Emery hadn’t seen Bethany for a while.
Hearing cooking sounds from the kitchen, he thought she was
back.
He jumped out of bed excitedly, freshened up, and sprinted
towards the kitchen.
Yesterday’s breakfast wasn’t yummy, and he got hungry before
noon. The school lunch was even yuckier.
Usually, Bethany would make his lunch in the morning, and at
noon, the teacher would heat it up in the microwave for him.
The lunch Bethany made was tasty and looked great, and his
classmates were all jealous. Some would drool at the sight of his
lunch.
Chapter 9
He didn’t bring lunch yesterday, and many classmates asked him
why, but he didn’t know what to say.
This morning, he had to make sure Bethany packed a yummy
lunch for him.
He called out for Bethany and walked into the kitchen, his eyes
wide open in surprise.
“Krista, is that you?”
Krista turned to look at Emery.
He totally forgot he was looking for his mom and skipped over to Krista, all smiles.
Krista scrunched up her face, sounding put out. “Emery,
remember last night when we had dinner? You said the school
lunch was gross. I thought I’d make you a lunch for school, but I guess I botched it.”
Just as she finished talking, a burnt smell hit the air, and the pan burst into flames.
She freaked out, dropped to a squat, and balled herself up.
Emery hugged her tight and yelled, “Dad! The kitchen is on fire! Dad!”

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