CHAPTER 22: TRYING TO HAVE FUN
ZARA:
Mia kept to her words and came back home in less than an hour, dropping her keys and rushing to my side. I narrated every excruciating detail—the sacking, the mother who had turned on me, the threats, the blame. I expected her to tell me she was sorry, but Mia just started pacing.
"Your mother is just frustrated, Zara. She’s scared, and she’s lashing out because she doesn't know how to handle the pressure. She doesn't mean those things."
"I feel like I should just end it all," I sobbed, feeling the darkness creeping in at the edges of my mind. "It’s too much. It’s just too much."
"No way in hell," Mia said, stopping in her tracks to look me in the eye. "You are not giving him the satisfaction. You’re going to come out of this victorious. Tonigh
