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“What do you want mother?”

“Don’t what me little girl.” her mother said without looking up from her work. Tina just folded her arms and shook her head. Struck by Tina’s silence she looked up and saw the defensive stance her daughter had. Very much like her head strong father. “Have a seat.” she said before removing her reading glasses. Tina sat down with a huff and waited for her mother to speak. Her mother sat back and clasped her hands together still trying to gauge her daughter’s mood. On the surface she looked so blasé , but she could feel the anger coming off her daughter. Not surprisingly it was directed towards her.

“Do you want to talk about it?” she asked after a while.

“What’s the point? You don’t care.” Tina said as she started to get up. As soon as she placed her hands on the armrest of the chair to raise her mother tilted her neck. Tina fell back to the chair and felt the chair being pulled forwards fast. The door slammed and Tina didn’t have time to react before her mother spoke in a very commanding voice.

“I don’t know how many times I have to tell you this, but you will respect me. One way or another.” her mother’s usual dark blue eyes now burned a piercing blue and her voice changed to get her point across. And it echoed through out the room, scaring Tina into silence. “Now,” she said everything returning to normal, along with her sweet motherly voice. “Tell me what’s bothering you Christina.” she said as she placed her hands together on top of her desk.

Tina didn’t know if she should or could tell her mother that someone she had a crush on was in trouble. They’d never had that kind of relationship. Her feelings were her own to deal with. Thankfully growing up she had her brother to talk to and he was sensitive and understanding enough to give Tina good advice and help her through what most teenagers go through.

“The… the witch I was dream casting is sick now. Because of our disconnect.” Tina said trying her best not to appear scared or weak in front of her mother. Two common traits she despised in humans.