Chapter 16
Poppy
"Where the hell were you?!" Mom screeched at me, her eyes wide as she approached me. I backed up against the door scared. Mom rarely raised her voice at me.
"At Riley's. We were studying."
"Until this late?!" She snapped. "there's a f*****g serial killer on the loose Poppy, you can keep walking around this late, got it? oh what will I do with you?"
"I'm sorry," I mumbled, feeling awful. "We lost track of time. It won't happen again."
She sighed, pulling me in for a hug before mumbling. "Well, I'm heading to bed. I have an early flight tomorrow, another work trip."
"How long this time?"
"Three days. I'll be back on Friday." She stood and kissed my forehead. "Be good while I'm gone. We'll have a girls bonding trip when I get back okay?"
"Okay,"
She headed up
