When Jared left her at her house, shame was already creeping in on her. She felt her cheeks grow hot as she opened the front door and saw her mother’s judging expressions. “Oh, so the star of the evening is back. How did “IT” go? Did you please him or not?” Maya was speechless. She couldn’t feel any anger towards her mother and her accusations because that was exactly what she had done. Instead, he was the one who had pleased her. She couldn’t bring herself to say anything in return and quietly went upstairs. Tears were already welling up in her eyes, and she didn’t want her mother to see that. She would not be concerned anyway. She would manage to laugh at Maya’s expense and make everything her fault. Maya knew her mother would start believing even more firmly in the supposed fact that

