Chapter 31: Isabelle: What Else Can Go Wrong?

Since I spilled my guts to Grayson about Brandon's accident - two days ago - I've been doing everything in my power to avoid him. I'm not sure why, though. He's been nothing but understanding and supportive. But I told him something no one else knows, and then I cried in front of him. There's no way I can face him after that. Too bad I can't skip Spanish, too, because practicing our dance every day is not helping my cause.

"Mom?" I walk inside and drop my bag to the floor. The house is quiet, and I do my routine check of each room. She's once again face down on her bed, passed out. For a few moments on Sunday, I thought maybe things were improving, that Mom might actually stop drinking and get her life together, especially after she apologized to me. But by the time I got home from the store that day, she was drunk. Again.