Colliding Skies by Debbie Zaken

Author:Debbie Zaken [Zaken, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Oftomes Publishing
Published: 2018-03-05T22:00:00+00:00

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WHEN CHASE AND I got home my parents were waiting for me in the family room.

“Skye, sit down,” Mom ordered. “Chase, go to your room and get started on your homework.”

He shot me a glad I’m not you look and disappeared upstairs.

I sat across from my parents. The optimism I’d felt bubbling up before burst under their somber faces. I swallowed my nerves, my tongue gliding over the roof of my mouth.

“Ethan spoke with me today,” Dad finally said.

My eyes jumped from one to the other. Unsure of which way this was going, I decided to play dumb. “Oh?’

The skeptical look on Dad’s face told me he didn’t buy it. “Skye, we’re not trying to be difficult. We only want what’s best for you.”

“I know, Dad.” My gaze sank to my knees, along with my heart. This was not going to end well.

“This is far from normal, and your safety is our biggest concern.”

“I know that, too.”

“We have always trusted you.”

I bit my lip. Ethan had overestimated Naomi’s influence. And if Dad refused to change his mind, regardless of what Mom thought, they would stick together.

“You’re at the age when what we want for you carries less weight than what you want for yourself,” he went on. “You’re almost an adult and while we can guide you, there are some decisions that are only yours to make—even if, in our eyes, they might not always be ideal.”

At that, my head snapped to attention. I looked at him in confusion. It sounded like he was saying yes, but the frustration and hesitancy on his face said something else.

“Then you trust me enough to let me see Ethan?”

He shifted his gaze to Mom, who gave him an encouraging nod, and continued.

“We’re willing to keep an open mind. We will allow you to see Ethan, but there are certain rules that you’ll need to follow.”

“Rules?”

“For starters, you’re still very much grounded. We haven’t forgotten about your little disappearing act yesterday.” Mom frowned, her lips a taut line. “You’re only to go to school and back.”

“Okay.” That was a good start. I didn’t expect them to let me completely off the hook.

“Second,” Dad picked up from there. “You’re only allowed to see him here, in the house— and only when one of us is home. And since you now have a curfew, he’ll need to leave by then.”

“To be exact,” Mom chimed in, “your visitation rights will be limited from five to eight o’clock.”

My gaze shifted between my parents. For all their arguing this morning, they now presented one unified front.

“Okay,” I replied. “And on the weekends?”

Their faces sharpened.

“No dates. No going anywhere.” Dad clenched his jaw.

Mom shot me a look of warning. “Need I remind you that you are grounded? Your weekends are to be spent at home until further notice. The limited visitation rights we’re allowing you are more than generous. Once we decide that you’ve served your time, then we’ll discuss the terms of your conditional release.”

What’s with all the legal lingo? She sounds like a cop on some TV show.

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