I was glad that the atmosphere inside our home had returned to normal when my father called me upstairs shortly after dinner was done. I hadn't expected him to call me into his bedroom so soon, but then again... I was a grown adult and he trusted me enough to leave my room alone during the day while he went out to work. Besides, my parents both worked late hours as well, leaving their office doors open whenever they needed to check their emails or make phone calls. So they wouldn't be surprised by anything that happened, unless they heard us arguing loudly downstairs earlier or smelled cigarette smoke or m*******a somewhere nearby. If either of those things occurred, they would likely come investigate the source of any unpleasant smells or sounds as they would naturally assume that their s
