could wait a year.

I looked at Mom.

She avoided my eyes.

That hurt more than the ring.

“Wait,” I said. “What does college have to do with this?”

Part 2

“If the police get involved, everything gets worse.”

That sentence told me more than she realized.

This wasn’t the first time.

I told Sophie to send the recording to my phone.

Then I had her email a copy to continue reading …