CHAPTER 71. "Mom, please listen to me! I don't want to leave Washington, D.C.! I have a life here, friends, a career... I can't just disappear! And what about my law firm? I can't just leave like that!" Standing in front of her, I wanted to yell out and scream how I felt about the whole ordeal, but I just couldn't. How could she just kidnap me and force me to do things I don't want to do? My face twisted with rage, my eyes glazing red with fury, and my cheeks flushed red, my lips curled into a snarl as I thought, "You're not going to get away with this! I hate you! I hate you for controlling me, for manipulating me, for ruining my life!" "I won't do it!" I screamed, my voice echoing across the airstrip. "I won't leave! I won't be controlled by you anymore. I am tired! I am very tired of

