Maya didn't see Aunt Lily the next day. She left without saying goodbye, leaving Maya with unanswered questions. Throughout the night, Maya's mind was haunted by every word Aunt Lily had said to her. She was so occupied by her thoughts that she nearly cut off her finger while chopping vegetables to make a sauce for Dalton.
Who is her father? Her mother didn't even know who he was. What if her mother had been drugged and was rap- No, no, Maya screamed in her mind. If what she was thinking is true, she would kill herself. She couldn't bear being living with that ugly truth.
Then Maya thought of Aunt Lily's last words. Which bad man had her stepfather gotten involved with? Maybe her aunt was just hysterical because Frederick Hathaway is a bad man himself; he is one of the most feared men in the city for a reason.
She needs to stop overthinking before it drives her crazy. Maya slammed her locker and left the staff room of the restaurant.
