"B-Beryl..."
"Who is the father?" I asked, but she just shook her head. She wouldn't give me a name.
"Why won't you say?"
She looked away and retched again, practically hugging the sink because she was so weak. I grabbed a bottle of water from the small cabinet and handed it to her.
"Who is it, Ally?" She shook her head again.
"You didn't let me stay here because you actually see me as a friend."
Her eyes went wide. I crossed my arms, trying to keep it together. My whole body was trembling from a mess of emotions.
"You came here because the father of your child is in this house."
"W-What?"
"I knew it..." That’s how she convinced my in-laws. Now I get it.
"Beryl..."
I turned my back on her and walked out of the guest room. I passed Daddy in the hall but ignored him, heading stra
