C44 Lover turns foe

Mara's POV

"Yes mum, we learnt alot in school today" I swallowed a huge chunk of my saliva before I got myself to lie to my mother.

"You can drop the act now Mara. I already know that you have been out of school for the past 2 weeks , your teacher called me today" my mum's voice was breaking and I knew she was saddened by the fact that she was so helpless