ALLEN'S POV
I picked at my food repeatedly. My appetite had vanished the moment my mother and Alex started pulling their little stunt with Allison. I had no idea what was going on but there was certainly something wrong.
I couldn’t quite put my finger on what was happening, but there was something going on between Alex and my mom. The room was filled with so much tension that it choked me.
Alex and my mom exchanged glances that were too pointed to be casual, too loaded with meaning to be ignored. I hated it.
When my mother abruptly stood up, my gut tightened.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
Her lips pressed into a thin line, but she didn’t answer. Instead, she brushed past us, heading in the direction Allison had disappeared moments earlier.
"Mom, wait," I said, standing, reachin
