I swear my jaw dropped to the ground. Standing there behind Theo and I was my fuming father holding the hand of my teary-eyed mother.
How did they know I was there? I didn’t want them to hear all this. Oh Goddess, Allie!! I can’t go through this with them. I can’t talk to them about this. They are going to want details and I don’t think I can do that…
I closed my mouth and stood, my lips started wobbling and I was blinking away the tears that were quickly forming in my eyes. My chest was tightening, and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I was having a panic attack. I crouched down on the ground and put my head in between my legs and was trying to catch my breath.
Deep breaths girl, deep breaths, Allie said, calmly, it will be okay love. They are your parents, our parents. You were going
