Amelie His punishment involved keeping me caged inside the house and each day I hated him more for it. Meril had tried to talk to me and make me understand what her beloved Raphael was about but every time when his name came up I shut her off. I didn't want to listen to any excuses that she wanted to make for that arseholè. And I had told her if she tried again then I’d stop talking to her too. She hadn’t. But despite that I didn't want to talk to anyone. Lisa and Casey tried to involve me in their conversations but I couldn't muster up enough interest even for their sake. The only small amount of conversation I had was with Lisa that was about the ball that will be tomorrow. Now I sat in my bedroom with Oscar curled near my feet. It was Meril’s doing, she has somehow sneaked in the germ

