Four hours later, I finally stood outside my parents' house again. My hand trembled slightly as I pressed the doorbell.
It was my mother who opened the door. The moment she saw me, she froze completely before her eyes instantly turned red.
"Zoe…?" Her voice shook with disbelief. "How did you get so thin?"
My father hurried out from the living room as well. The moment he saw me standing there alone with a suitcase, shock spread across his face immediately.
"Sweetheart? Why did you come back without telling us?" he asked quickly. "Where's Miles? Didn't he come with you?"
I opened my mouth to answer. But before a single word could come out, tears spilled down my face first.
"Dad… Mom…" My voice broke completely.
My mother immediately pulled me tightly into her arms while my father hurr
