After sending the text Audrey looked down at the baby who, weirdly, was staring at her with her big brown eyes. Audrey never thought brown could be described as bright until now. With a sigh she snapped out of her trance, picked up the child and left the room. Making sure the door was closed before heading down stairs to the living room where she knew her parents were. "Aw, look at you two spending time together." Her mother said with a sly smile. "You brought her to my room didn't you?"
"Of course. You need to get to know her Audrey. You can't avoid her like this." Audrey placed Maya on her mother's lap "I'm going for a walk." She said and went into the front hall to grab her jacket. But as she was leaving out the door she heard her parents discussing her. "I told you not to do that to the poor girl, Mary. Her father said in his deep voice, Audrey always found it comforting even if she was in trouble. "Audrey is her mother. She needs to have a relationship with her."
"Well, she obviously doesn't want one."
"No, I know she does. I'm a mother, I know." Audrey couldn't stay and listen to any more of the conversation and stepped out onto the porch being sure to slam the door behind her. She didn't know where she was going to go but she sure as hell didn't want to be at home. She and her mother had made a deal, now it seemed her mom didn't want to keep the deal. Honestly Audrey wasn't sure about the deal in the first place but she knew how hard it would be to raise a kid without a college degree.