***JASMINE'S POV*** "There is something you need to know about Jasmine." He said to my stepmother. "Get away from me!" my mother shouted, pushing my stepdad. "I don't want to hear anything you have to say! I don't want to see your face ever again!" My stepdad looked stricken, like he had been punched in the gut. "But...but..." he stammered, his words trailing off. "No buts!" my mother yelled, her voice rising in volume. "You've betrayed me, betrayed this family. I trusted you, I loved you, and you broke that trust. How could you?" I watched the scene unfold, frozen in place. My mother gathered her things and left the room, heading for my bedroom. I followed her, feeling like I was in a dream. This couldn't be real, could it? My parents, who had always seemed so in love, were now in th

