Idraggedmyselftothehouse.ThedizzinessandsadnessthatIhadjustexperiencedalmostmademefaint,butIgrittedmyteethandenduredtotalktoJulian.ButasIstoodinfrontofthehouse,whenIsawthefacesoftwofamiliarpeople,alltheconfusionalmostdisappeared.
"Dad!"Iscreamedinhorrortoseewhattheywerelikenow.
You'renottheonlyone.KeithandGwent.
You...Whyareyouhere?,
Myintuitionquicklytoldmethatthiswasabnormal.Theremustbesomethingwrongwiththemshowingupwithouttellingme,butIdon'tknowhowtheygothere.Gwent'sfather,onhischest,turnedaroundandsawme.Thencomeinquickly.
"WheredidKetago?Iwaitedsolonganddidn'tanswerthephone.WhydidIlookbad?Isituncomfortable?"
IshookmyheadandtriedtolethimknowthatIwasphysicallyandmentallybad,butIcouldn'thideit.
"Whodidwhat?MyKetalookslikeadehydratedfish.Don'ttellmeitwasbulliedbyyourson."
Myspinetingled,Ishookmyheadandrefusedmyfather'seyes.
"Areyousure?"Acriticalquestion.
"I'msure,butwhatareyoualldoing?WhatcanIdoforyou?"IquicklyfiguredthingsoutbeforerevealingmoredoubtstoGwin'sfather.