My Mom, the Real Bloodsucker
The same relatives who'd been toasting Grandpa and fawning over Mom minutes earlier turned on them faster than anyone, tripping over themselves to point fingers and distance themselves from the family.
A heavy thud cut through the chaos. Grandpa collapsed, clutching his chest, and fell to the floor.
The ballroom descended into total pandemonium. Mom and Uncle Keith crumpled to the ground where they stood, completely limp.
In the middle of it all, Mom spotted me. She crawled over on her hands and knees, sobbing and begging.
"Sawyer... Sawyer, I was wrong. I know it now, I swear.
"Talk to your father for me, please. We're family! You can't just stand there and watch your own mother go to priso