Samantha"So," I exhaled, seriously fighting within myself to decide if it was best or not, that I put forward the issue.

What if it was something known only to dad?

What if he didn't want mom in on it?

Would I be a bad person or a good person for destroying that?

"What's going on around here?"

I settled that it was best to try making them speak on their own first.

"Sam," mom looked confused. "We just got attacked. That's what is going on."

"Not that." I responded boldly.

Mom became even more ...