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My cheeks flushed at the ue I felt an ache again just thinking about it, but I didn’t have time to I needed to hurry up and shower, look presentable, haveinterrogation about why I wasn’t perfect to my father

I unlocked my door and hurriedly entered I’d just shut the door and turned when I stopped short, ju in surprise My father stood there, in theaway fro dropped off He was dressed in his golf pants and collared shirt It was golf day, of course, and he was usually happy the days he went golfing with his uppity buddies, but today he was far fro immaculate – that wasto smile at, especially when he took in the state of me He was pissed Royally pissed and I flinched when he strode to me

"So this is what you’ve been up to!" he shouted, stopping in front of me to peer at me from head to toe "You think yourinto bed on the other side of toith an uneducated thug who sells dope on the side?"

Oh my God, I felt like my life was over

I didn’t kno to react My emotions were all over the place Mostly, I was surprised he’d figured it out because I’d told no one of Marcus, not even my closest friends

"Did you have me followed?" I whispered in shock

"Of course I had you followed," he retorted angrily "You’re irl Did you think I’d just sit back while you suffered in class and avoided us? Yourto be devastated, Kate You’ve put me in a terrible position Did you do this toto rebel?" he questioned, his face pained "Have we stifled you? Did I fail you as a father?"

"No, Dad, no"

"Then why?"

"It had nothing to do with you"

"Everything that is part of you has to do with me!"

My eyes watered "This wasn’t er, Dad –"

"No," he cut in with a shake of his head "I’ht you were different fro so it all away for a boy, a cri!"

"He’s good, Dad, I wouldn’t spend tiood person –"

"I’ve had hiood person He’s been in out and of trouble since he was fifteen Look where he lives, look what he does, think about what you’re saying before you tell ood person"

It wasn’t fair Anyone could look through his life and paint him out to be a terrible person, but there was so much more to Marcus than that It just wasn’t fair