Free Only a Shadow by Steve Bein

‘thank you’ and get the hell out of here.”
    Toyoda’s scowl deepened. “What about her?” he said.
    Mariko turned to look Saori in the eye. Quietly, somberly, she said, “I’m taking her to detox. Again. Unless she wants to face charges of conspiracy to traffic narcotics.”
    The charge would never stick, but Saori didn’t have to know that. She looked at Mariko, then at the floor. “Fine,” Saori said, “let’s go.”
    Tomorrow’s conversation with their mother was looking better and better all the time.