Carissa felt the warmth of the house as she stepped through the door. She closed it behind her and turned to see Alice waiting for her, smiling her warm, welcoming smile. When Carissa saw the woman, her shoulders dropped, and she let out a deep sigh.
“Carrie, what’s wrong, sweetheart?” Alice asked as she hurried to take the bags from Carissa.
Carissa tried to smile as she shrugged and replied, “Everything, but there's nothing you can fix.”
“Kyle did something, didn’t he?” Alice asked as she hugged Carissa.
“He did, and what’s worse is that I’m not sure he even understands that what he did was wrong,” Carissa said as they walked.
Alice made a sound that was remarkably close to a growl. Carissa was surprised to hear something so fearsome from Alice that it made her pause before hurryin
