Gloria's POV Michael and his family will pick me up soon, and I'm so nervous. It's just two friends going to the water park, right? "See you later, Gloria!" My sister shouts as she slams the front door. Dad is probably crashing at one of his flings again. Since Mom died when I was in middle school, he’s been working obsessively and rarely comes home. My sister was a senior then, and when she left for college, Dad tried to be there for me. But once he saw how much I looked like Mom, he fell into depression, started drinking, and sleeping around. I was grateful for my high school friends who helped me forget the pain. My sister graduated college last semester and is looking for a job to support me. She moved back home until I go to college in less than two years. She's had a few relation

