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But she had tobefore A did

She walked over to him "Dad, I need to talk to you"

He sat back on the stool, looking suddenly scared Isabel paused at the sink "What’s going on?" she asked

Hanna glared at her "I said I wanted to talk to lanced at Isabel uncertainly, then back at Hanna "Whatever you have to tell me you can say in front of Isabel"

Hanna squeezed her eyes shut Seconds later, there were footsteps in the hall, and Hanna’s stepsister, Kate, appeared, her hair wet from the shower Perfect The whole family was here to listen to her latest screwup

"Hanna?" Mr Marin encouraged gently "What’s up?"

Hanna bit the inside of her cheek Say it "I’ve been keeping so I did last June"

She couldn’t look at her dad as the words spilled out of herto shock leading to disappointrabbed her chest like she was having a heart attack

"And you’re telling me thiswhy?" her father said, when Hanna was finished

Hanna paused She couldn’t tell him about A "Well, a few people know about it And if they wanted to ruin your caht I was doing the right thing at the time--Madison was so drunk If she drove herself hootten hurt--and hurt someone else, too And, I mean, someone swerved into my lane--I didn’t knohat to do But when I crashed, I freaked And I didn’t stand and take the rap because I wanted to protect you and your cah"

Isabel slapped her sides "Wrong?" she squealed "Hanna, it’s beyond wrong You’ve been nothing but a burden for this can Do you realize that every step of the e’ve had to do daotten yourself into? Do you kno much money we’ve spent to clean up yourto her eyes

Isabel turned to Hanna’s father "I told you this would happen I told you it was a bad idea to bring Hanna back into your life"

"Isabel" Mr Marin looked torn

Isabel’s eyes widened "I know you think it, too! I know you wish you were rid of her as asped

"Mohter!"

"Kate’s right," Mr Marin said

Hanna sucked in her stomach Isabel looked like she’d been slapped

Mr Marin ran a hand over his forehead "Hanna, I’d be lying if I told you what you did is not upsetting on a lot of levels But it doesn’t matter It’s done I just want you to be okay"

Isabelabout? You can’t let her get aith this"

Even Hanna was aht her dad would yell at her, kick her out, so

Her father peeked at her frooing to tell uilty "I received a letter thisIt said you wanted to coasped "Hanna!"

Hanna opened and closed herridiculous

"I called your mom, but she said you weren’t home I called your cell phone--twice--but you didn’t pick up"

Hanna twisted her mouth She’d seen those calls from her dad She hadn’t answered because she wasn’t prepared quite yet to talk to hi to" He trailed off, pressing his lips together His chin wobbled, and his throat bobbed as he sed

Isabel shifted in the corner There was a disgruntled look on her face, but she didn’t say anything

"Dad, I’ her arms around his shoulders

Mr Marin squeezed her tight "I just want you to be happy," he said in a thick voice "And if this accident was part of why you wrote that note, if you were afraid about telling me or how I’d react, don’t worry about it" He sniffed hard "I’ve probably been too focused on the can Maybe I should withdraw"

"Tom, have you lost your mind?" Isabel screeched