Elara's POV
"Elara, what were you thinking?"
The ride back home was suffocating and it was not because of the closed windows but it was because of the suspense hurled across the driver's seat.
The atmosphere was so tensed, there had to be many questions swirling in my mum's head, I had questions for her too.
"Sneaking out of the house with a boy to wander around a crime scene? Do you even realize how dangerous that was?" Her voice was sharp, louder than the blaring horn of the car she just overtook.
Her hands clutched the steering wheel tight as she continued. "What happened to visiting a restaurant or an ice cream shop for a first date?"
Eyes fixed on the passing streetlights, the only thing that escaped from my mouth was a loud scoff. The word "date" made my skin crawl.
"You
