Chapter181

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.