“I need you to listen to me very carefully. You don’t know me, but I know you,” the strange woman said.
I stared at her, wondering what she wanted. Mommy had always told me to not talk to strangers, but maybe once I’ll ignore her.
The woman continued, “Your mother may not be what she seems. Watch yourself.”
“What?” I asked. ‘Not what she seems,’ it didn’t make sense, Mommy was kind.
“Shoot,...