Pierce's P.O.V.
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Later, when I got home, I was feeling lighter and happier than I'd ever felt in my life.
"Hey honey, how was school?" Mom asked once I entered the living room where both she and my father were.
"It was great," I said, knowing I still had a goofy grin on my face.
Mom chuckled at me.
"Oh? Did something special happen?" she asked.
"Yeah," I replied instantly, more than excited to gush about Otti. "I stayed after and sat in the library with this girl, Otti, and we-"
"A girl?" Mom interrupted me, surprise in her voice, but not the good kind.
"Yeah, her name is Otti," I said, suddenly feeling nervous.
"Otti who?" Mom asked, her tone tight.
I swallowed the lump in my throat as my eyes flickered towards Dad, who was sti
