cnu-ON MY BROTHER’S 28TH BIRTHDAY, MY PARENTS DRAG…
“Do not humiliate me,” he hissed. His voice was low, shaking with rage. The microphone was off now. This was just for me.
“Let go of me,” I said. My voice was shaking, but I said it.
“You will sign that paper. You will not make a fool of this family.”
“No.”
Ethan was beside him now. “Dad, let’s just go. Let’s get her out of here.” He looked scared. Not for me. For himself. For the scene.
“She will do as she is told,” my father roared. He was not whispering anymore.
Ethan grabbed my other arm. “Come on, Char. Just stop this. You’re making it worse.” He tried to pull me back toward the stage.
