The words hung in the air between us as my mother gasped, her hand flying to her chest in shock.
"Just get out of our house," my father said after a long, tense moment, lowering his hand, but his expression still twisted with fury. "You are not welcome here. Never step foot in this house again."
"I'll gladly leave," I said. I didn't know where the anger in me came from. I was so mad right now as I grabbed Jude's hand and started walking toward the door because I was done. "I never had parents like you anyway."
"Sophia could never do this!" my mother's voice rang out behind me in a lamenting tone.
I stopped walking. My entire body froze mid-step, and I felt something cold wash over me. I turned around slowly to face them again, and for the first time in my life, I looked at my parents w
