“Patricia, why did you lock the door?”
“Patricia, if you don’t answer me, I’m calling the police.”
After unlocking the safety latch, the door was kicked open with a loud bang. Natalie let out a long sigh of relief, seeing I was unharmed.
“Mom, why are you so anxious?”
Meeting my questioning gaze, she replied guiltily, “Of course I’m anxious when you don’t answer me. Why did you lock the door?”
Hearing her words’ accusation, I coldly retorted, “I didn’t lock the door. I guess there was a programming error that locked it automatically.”
“Impossible! This is the smartest door lock on the market. There’s no way the program could have been wrong. You must have locked it on purpose!” She carefully examined the lock
“This is my bedroom. It’s okay for me to lock the door to change clothes. Mom, what are you so tense about? Did Lorenzo send you specifically to spy on me?”
Hearing the accusation hidden in my playful tone, she looked up guiltily. Her eyes darted nervously at me.
“Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? I quit my job to take care of you and the baby. How could that be called spying?”