C114 You like me

Mum drops me off at the venue. The car stops but I don’t get down immediately. We stay in that comfortable silence for a while till she pulls me in for a hug. She must know how much I need it because I’m still shaken by Ben’s presence.

“Are you sure you are okay?” she asks while pulling away from the hug.

I told her about Ben. “I’m fine.”

“Aren’t you curious?”

Now, she sounds like Maria