pte

e grounded for sure. To make things worse, Mom had yet another meeting at the time I was to get out of detention and Tony had a doctor's appointment, so neither were able to

tting my textbook in there when Devon, Belle

ou said that!" Bel

ws. "What are you ta

ould feel guilty about wh

d Belle about what I said in detention. I s

e that," I said throu

're already ruining

ct any attention. However, Belle was doing enough yelling for the both of us. Many of s

in I've been going

asked. "I've been goi

Poppy. I bet you're making a b

. If anything, Belle was making a big deal to get atte

elle doesn't seem to care because she's a selfish... " I stopped before I could say 'Brat', knowing that everyo

ds me. "She's a selfish what?" he a

g," I m

shocked to see Grayson glaring at Devon. He did defend me yesterday, but I thought it could hav

her alone?" Grayson asked

to Grayson. "Stay out of it," he

strong sense of déjà vu since they were having almost a similar argument to yester

ut what he said. "Excuse me?!" she shrieked. "I'm a

tell me what happe

oked at me. "Go ahea

what happened. I couldn't talk about it. I

Belle said, and I could s

t be there because of football practice. Have enough

ed towards m

t tired of everyone thinking I'

ed between y

I can't tal

you won't?"

arred me, alright? I can't talk about what happened because

t get involved,

ing can change his mind. He'

to do with it," he mutt

to go to detention, unfortunately. I found it unfair that Devon, Ad

sitting in the same chair he did yesterda

weren't there anymore. Instead, the one who Devon was bugging and the one who de

ce told me. First, I had detention,

Sorry. I wa

ip this time,"

test was today and I had no other tests coming up. I didn't have any

ture us on the importance on lying. I wanted to tell him that he was preaching to th

y over. I hurried out of the room, wanting to get roo

hind me. "Hey, Flowe

name is Poppy,

ch was parked near the exit of

en.

other side. Before he could start the car, he got a text and pulled out his cell. H

d. "Yea

started up the car. "He texted me the address and told me to head over there after dete

ess trip as his car was parked in the driveway, as was an unfamiliar car. Both Mom and Tony we

e car and I led him to my h

l three of my family members were there, as well as a ma

ents. "This is my son, Grayson. He would have been here earlier but he had detention.

l," Mom said, matching the disapp

" I pointed out. "And it wa

ompletely changed the subject an

rove me,"

each other?" Gr

rday." I left out the part about meeting in detention. "Well, kind of yeste

hour or so, so why don't you two head

V and gaming systems since Mom didn't want her clients or Dad's co-workers to see them in the living room. I d

sked, gesturing to the shel

d scanned the games. "Do you play?" h

a while, but I

at down on the old, brown leathered couch facing the TV. The couch was slightly uncomfortable and it made me wonder why

pert. He never died once and got the most overall kills. I d

. Most of the time, my family ate at the small table in the kitchen,

only fit six people, so the two of us had no choice but to sit beside each other. I didn't mind since Gr

ht conversation since we've been eating in aw

ooking at Mom. I noticed a lot of the time

th a disappointed tone. "I kept telling him to

is plate, not even eating it. I knew how he felt to a certain

, is it?" he asked. I nodded. "Wha

r, but Mom beat me to it.

plete lie. I didn't want to be a doctor. She wanted me to

alking to Mom, not me. "I've been wanting Grayson to go

doctor," Grayson muttered, l

y continued talking. They seemed to get along, but I couldn't help but

nd Izzy," Grayson's dad said to my parents when e

We should have get-togeth

ed. "Absolutely. T

s dad gave him a harsh glare. Grayson turned to me. "See you at school, Flower,"

," Mom said once they left. "He rarely s

s. As I was washing my dishes, I listened in on my parents conversation. They mus

is friends with that boy

Dad said, which was completely true. "They j

him," Mom said. "Obviously he's a bad in

"After what happened with Poppy a few months ago, nobody h

't trust him

o talk to me and not believe what Belle was saying. Besides, we both had the same thing in common. Mo

to my room. Seeing as I had no homework and I was e