My Mother’s Perfect AI Lied And Left Me For Dead Chapter 34
He closed his eyes.
After a moment, he put the key back in his wallet.
“I’ll take it there.”
“Don’t wait for me at the memorial.”
“Okay.”
He didn’t call me Mo again.
When we left the school, it had started to rain.
My husband opened an umbrella and asked where I wanted to go.
“Home.”
“You’re sure?”
“My daughter promised to save me the last brownie. If we get back too late, she might eat it.”
My husband smiled.
“Then we’d better hurry.”
We had just reached the parking lot when Westley came out after us.
He didn’t come close, only stood under the awning and called out.
“The state legislature’s child technology committee contacted me. They saw tonight’s footage and are preparing to revisit the rules on biometric devices in schools.”
“Will you go?”
He tightened his grip on the cane.
“I will. This time, I’ll decide for myself.”
I nodded.
On the drive home, my daughter called.
The first thing she asked was whether the school had approved the wristband.
When she heard the answer, she let out a breath of relief.
“Mom, there’s actually something else I need to tell you.”
“Go ahead.”
“The science assignment last week… the teacher didn’t lose it. I forgot to turn it in. I was afraid you’d be disappointed, so I said I’d already put it on her desk.”
Her voice got smaller.
“Are you mad?”
“I don’t like that you lied,” I said. “When I get home, we’ll explain it to your teacher together, and then you’ll make up the assignment.”
Silence came from the other end.
“That’s it?”
“You’ll also lose one game session this weekend. There has to be a consequence.”
“Do you still believe me?”
I looked out at the rain beyond the car window.
“I believe you’re telling the truth now, and I’ll also check the facts. Making a mistake does not cost you my love.”
My daughter said softly, “Okay.”
When the call ended, I finally understood: believing a child never meant pretending a child would never lie.
It meant checking on them first when they said they were in pain. It meant dealing with the mistake when they had done wrong, instead of condemning the child as a liar.