"Go on," he encourages me.
"Why do you want to know?" I ask, somehow dreading his answer.
"I can make her go away. Would you like that?" His lips curl into a smile as if he expects this to make me happy.
"Wait...what? Make her go away? What are you talking about?"
"Would you like her out of your life?"
"Uh, no." I can hear my disbelief before it leaves my mouth.
"I do not understand. She has been hurting you for a long time. I think she should pay for her actions."
"She's messed up but that doesn't mean I want her gone."
"Why not? Do you think she will suddenly stop drinking and get her life in order?"
This is insane. He can't play with people's lives like this. I need to do something, anything to wake up from this nightmare!
"Well, no. But, I'll be graduating soon and getting
