Elena With a heavy heart, I almost dragged myself down the stairs as I made my way to the living room. The sun had risen, meaning there was no running away. “What the…” I stopped for a second after hearing multiple voices in the living room and wondered what was going on. What were Victoria and her dad doing here? Full of curiosity, I hid behind the wall so I could eavesdrop on the conversation. “So she sent him an email without knowing it was him.” I heard my dad’s voice. “She didn’t do it on purpose?” Anger took over as I realized Victoria had been telling my entire household my business without my knowledge. Maybe it was for the best, I mean—at least I didn’t have to say to him myself. “So this is what you’ve been doing instead of working?” Cyrus Schmidt spoke in his unfriendly to

