Elena
"Tell me everything. What the hell happened out there?" Rachel asks while she hands me a warm cup of tea.
Paul throws a knitted blanket that my mom crocheted for my dad a long time ago around my shoulders. Paul sits to my right, and Rachel takes a seat to my left. I'm stuck in the middle with my bestie and my boyfriend's friend.
I don't know where to start. One minute, my dad goes berserk, threatening to kill Mike for being in my room, for crossing a line – a rule he must have put in place. The next, Mike declares his love for me to my dad. Then my dad takes off in a huff, squealing his tires as Mike follows.
The mug in my hands is hot. My eyes cast down to watch the steam stroll up when Rachel repeats, "Elena? Sweetie, what happened?" I smell something sweet from the tea. She mu
