TMUW 98: Puzzle

"Aurora," Auntie Gia called me when she saw me coming down the stairs.

I looked at the living room to search for Uncle, but he was no longer there. It seemed he went upstairs first. I didn’t know what they were talking about, but it seemed fine since there was no trace of anger in her eyes. Besides, I shouldn’t care about it. That was their problem as a couple, and I was out of whatever they were discussing.

However, when I focused my full attention on her, it was as if she couldn’t stand my gaze. She slightly looked away and shifted her focus elsewhere.

"Is it true?" I asked her.

Her brows furrowed. Her eyes were questioning.

"Is it true that Noah is in jail?" I continued when I saw in her eyes that she didn’t understand what I was trying to say.

"Who is in jail?"

Auntie Gia and I both looked at Uncle, who had just come out of the kitchen, but I quickly returned my attention to Auntie.

I noticed her swallow hard before she turned to me. "That’s not a good joke, Aurora," she