Katie Kacvinsky - Awaken (epub)

Author:Katie Kacvinsky
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-10-02T21:06:15+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

I expected the house to be dark when I got home and was surprised to see so many lights on in the downstairs windows. Baley greeted me at the door and I paused when I heard voices in the living room. Deep voices. My intuition kicked in and a cold chill crept over me. My dad called my name as I shut the door behind me.

Goose bumps rose up on my arms as I headed into the living room and I stopped abruptly in the doorway. Paul and Damon Thompson were inside, talking to my mom and dad. They all fell quiet when they saw me. All the wall screens in the house were turned off. There wasn't a single noise, only loud silence. Even my mother's face was sullen.

I was in trouble.

"Where have you been?" Dad asked. He sat next to my mom on the couch.

"I went out with Clare," I said, and managed to keep my voice steady.

"I didn't ask who you were with, I asked where you were," he repeated.

I studied each face and tried to guess what I did wrong tonight. Leaving the house wasn't against my probation terms. I took a deep breath to keep calm.

"Clare's brother Noah is in a band and we went downtown to watch it," I said plainly. "I don't think the club has a name, it's just on the Westside."

Damon crossed his arms. "Noah and Clare Powell? These are your daughter's friends?" he asked in my father's direction with a patronizing tone. I pressed my hands against my hips.

"I think I'm old enough to choose my friends, Damon. I don't need a babysitter."

My dad stood up from the couch. "Watch your mouth," he said. "I demand respect in this house."

"You mean control?" I said.

"When you're on your own, you can choose your friends," he said.

I threw my hands up in the air. "Dad, I'm almost eighteen. What's the difference? Am I going to wake up when I turn eighteen and magically make all the right decisions?"

"Not according to your track record," he retorted.

Paul interjected, "We're just looking out for you, Madeline."

"Well, you don't need to," I snapped back at him. "I'm fine. I'm happier than I've ever been. I'm meeting people that I actually want to spend time with, so don't worry about me."

My dad interrupted us. "Madeline, Damon came over tonight to discuss some options for you."

I creased my eyebrows. "Options?"

My dad nodded. "It seems that having you on probation hasn't been a serious enough consequence." He paused for a moment and met my eyes. "We have no other choice."

I stared between my dad and Damon.

"They're sending you to a detention center, Maddie," my mom said, her voice uneven. "In Iowa."

"Iowa?"

"You'll be disciplined there," Dad added. "Something your mother and I haven't adequately been able to do with you."

I looked from my dad to my mom and saw her lips were pressed together firmly. She looked dazed as she listened to my father.

"Is anybody going to tell me what I did wrong?" I glared at my dad.

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