Claire's POV
"Whatever it was! I am not in the mood to talk about it," Sissy said, rolling her eyes. "I am going to shower, and you'd better be ready when I am done!" She gave me a look and walked off.
I chuckled quietly. "Why do I feel like I suddenly have a mother?" But the word "mother" caught me off guard, and I felt my heart sink as I thought of my child, who was no longer here.
I rose to my feet as I felt heavy in my heart. "How could I let myself get distracted and forget my own child?" Tears filled my eyes as a wave of guilt washed over me. "No," I whispered. "I need to stay away from him. Whether he loved me or not doesn't matter. I just can't be with him and let him remind me of those horrible memories."
I rushed to my room, tossing the script aside as I tried to steady my breathing. I wasn't in the mood to read anymore, let alone go to that audition.
