Chapter 16
“Clement, what are you doing here right outside my bedroom door? You scared me half to death.”
Clement opened his mouth to answer his father’s question, but every single word felt as if it was stuck in his throat. He took a deep breath and counted down from ten to one before smiling at his father.
“I…I need to talk to you and Mom.”
“All right. Hold on,” his father replied before bellowing into the bedroom, causing Clement to wince instinctively. “Clarissa dear, Clement is here.”
“What? I thought he was supposed to go out for a dinner date with Kyle,” his mother yelled out even louder from somewhere within the bedroom.
“He needs to talk to both of us.”
“Fine! Give me five minutes.”
“We will wait for you in the sitting room.”
“All right.”
Clement had no doubt most, if no
