And in my mother’s eyes, Carl still had a lot to make up for.
I blinked, readjusted the purse on my shoulder, and stalled to give my brain time to come back up to speed. “I didn’t know he had a girlfriend.” All I could think about was getting answers from him. “But I’ve gotta go.”
“Okay.” My mom brightened. “Have fun.”
As I opened the door and trudged through it, the voice in my mind whispered back it was highly doubtful.
During the drive over, I attempted to organize my thoughts on what I should say. Should I mention the meeting with my mom and see if he’d come out with it? Or did I go in, guns blazing and full of wrath? That was a tall order. Sure, I was angry. It was inside me somewhere, but it was buried under two tons of hurt and disappointment.
I nearly slammed on the brakes whe
