Chapter 4: Arson
It looked like a jewelry box and it was wrapped with a black cloth that made it look very expensive.
Jason asked his mom what was inside, and his mom shook her head. She never opened it before, so she had no idea what was in there.
Jason carefully unwrapped the box and then opened it to reveal a necklace. He furrowed his brow in confusion as he brought it out and looked it over. He had no idea his dad was so... tacky.
The necklace itself was a fine purple pendant with silver vines wrapped around it. The pendant was attached to a black rope so it could be worn, and Mira asked him to put it on.
"I want to see how it looks on you."
Jason sighed at his mother's enthusiasm. He could never understand how she could act so happy whenever they spoke about his father. She was the one who was meant to be hurt the most. Jason's father left her when Maya was only two years old. Taking care of them had to have taken a lot out of her, but for some reason, she was always smiling when she spoke about him.
Jason released a resigned sigh again before he put the necklace on and brandished it for his mother to see.
"That looks very nice."
"You can have it if you like it that much."
Jason was already in the process of taking the necklace off, but Mira immediately stopped him. What in the world was he doing!?
"No, no, it's yours! You can do whatever you want with it, but I want you to take care of it properly. It's your father's last gift to you, so you should cherish it, okay?"