“They said we couldn’t use their house to announce a relationship behind your back and then expect them to celebrate it.”
For once, my parents had asked Kai to handle his own problem.
“They told us to leave after dinner!”
He looked genuinely offended.
Molly rubbed her forehead.
“What happens now?”
“I don’t know everything yet,” I said. “But we’re not pretending this marriage is fine.”
She started crying.
“Can we please talk inside?”
She started crying.
“Not tonight. I’ll contact you about collecting your things.”
Kai stepped forward again.
“And where are we supposed to go?”
I looked at my brother.
“You two seem very good at finding rooms together.”
“Where are we supposed to go?”
I closed the door.
Then I stood in the hallway, listening until their car pulled away.
My hands were shaking.
I walked toward the stairs.
