MICHAEL AND EVA FORBADE Julie from seeing Victor and informed her she wasn’t going to school for another two weeks, or even to leave the house without supervision, which meant to her that it was another two weeks before she could go on another date with Victor. She rubbed Ganesh and asked for some wisdom on how to avoid her parents. When nothing came to her she prayed to Shiva for a meteor.
A week passed and Julie begged her mother to let Claire over to which she eventually relented. When the doorbell rang late that evening Michael raced to it, acting like the guard for their house. When he saw it was Claire he smiled and welcomed her in. It sickened Julie to think that Claire met with Michael’s approval, but she was happy to see anyone. As soon as pleasantries with her stepfather were ex
