Chapter 49: Another Confrontation

"I want you to leave me alone." Nora scowled at her 'mother' who had acted so convincingly that even she was sure that it was her fault for abandoning her. As the nice policeman tried to play the mediator, Nora was tempted to band her head against the desk inside the room. 

She grimaced as she thought of the nice bath she had been dreaming of and tried to reason with the officer," Look, sir, I do not want to press charges. But I also have no intention of reconciling with her. So what exactly are we doing here?"

On point, her mother's breath caught and soon tears streamed down her face, " See, officer. This is what I am talking about. She is so unreasonable that she would rather fight with me than talk." And that is when she started to weep pitifully again while the policeman sent her a reproachful look.