I Came Home From Qatar and Found My Mother Locked in a Room—Then I Lifted Her Mattress and Found an Insurance File in My Name Dated Two Days in the Future

“Put the phone down.”

“No.”

“You’re making this look insane.”

I looked at my mother.

“It already looks insane.”

Brenda appeared behind him.

“Elena, sweetheart, your mother has become very difficult.”

I stared at the gold pendant around her neck.