Strangers You Know
From my hidden spot, I watched as my stepmother and the man shared easy laughs and smiles, their connection unsettling in its ease. My mind raced with questions about their relationship—were they old friends, or was there something more between them? The meeting didn’t feel like a casual encounter, and I couldn’t shake the sense that I was on the verge of uncovering something significant.
Linking the Dots
Back home, I replayed every detail of their interaction, piecing together the clues like a jigsaw puzzle. The more I thought about it, the more I realized there might be connections I hadn’t considered at first. I knew I needed solid proof to confirm my suspicions. Everything seemed to be linked to the allowance mystery, and that realization drove me to dig even deeper.