“Cass, you should be grateful Naomi forgave you. If I were her, I’d never let you set foot in this house again.”
Their words swirled around me, choking me. But I ignored them and went upstairs. I headed straight to Solana’s room. It was the one thing that had kept me sane everyday in prison… the thought of feeling her presence again in this room.
But I got the shock of my life when I opened the door. Solana’s things were gone. And in its place, were all of Naomi’s belongings. Her dresses were in the closet. Her perfume was on the vanity. Solana’s pink fairy room had been turned into a sanctuary for Naomi.
I staggered back.
“I needed a room,” Naomi said flatly, appearing behind me, as if that excused it.
“There are six rooms in this house, you could have had any other room.”
“I wanted this one.” She said nonchalantly. “It’s the one with the best view.”
“How dare you!?” I yelled, like something had snapped inside of me. “Was killing my daughter not enough? Did you have to completely erase everything about her too? What did I ever do to you?”
Naomi stared at me like I was crazy, and then she burst into laughter.