Scarlett’s POV
"Are you deaf, or has the cat got your tongue?" I snapped, causing both of them to shiver.
"Um, she... she was just leaving, Miss Guzman," my stepmother stammered.
"I wasn't leaving," Kristine cried, stepping out from behind her mother. "I would rather die here than go back to that maniac," she added.
"Hello, sister. We meet again," I said, waving at Kristine.
She clung to her mother's hand and forced herself to her knees.
"I know I'm a terrible person, Scarlett. You did nothing but love me, and I betrayed you in the worst way possible. I regret everything. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me," she begged.
"Hmm... okay. I would love to forgive you, but I lost my heart in the desert. Until I find it, forgiveness doesn't exist in my dictionary," I declare
