"Mom? What are you doing here?"
Her mother's eyes blazed with fury as she stepped closer. "What am I doing here? What are you doing here, Lily?" she spat, her voice rising, filled with accusation.
Lily flinched, her mind scrambling to find an explanation, but the words felt trapped in her throat. She opened her mouth, trying to make sense of the situation, but all she managed was a stammered, "I... I wasn't doing anything wrong…"
Her mother scoffed, her expression filled with disbelief. "Not doing anything wrong? Is that what you're telling me right now?" She stepped closer, her voice dropping dangerously low. "What did you say when you left us, Lily? That you were tired of living in Jasmine's shadow? That even though Jasmine was gone, we wished it had been you? That you were sick of being her replacement?"
