Chapter 21. Checkup

"Mother!" Something has totally gone wrong. Dalton has probably lost it. Do you not think he really has? What is going on? Is this really normal?" Ellen almost asked a thousand questions, as she paced restlessly around the reachable corners in her mother's room.

   She totally knew that she was done for by behaving rashly before her brother, and needed someone to transfer the aggression and blame to. If only she could bring Aria out of her room now, and burn her own hand too, the same way she had lured her to burn hers.

"You might end up being thrown out of this house and return back to that condo of yours, that must have housed more than enough pests by now if you are not careful! How can you not control your tongue, you stupid girl!" Her mother cut her off in composure, while trying so hard not to burst out in anger like her real self. 

  Hailey was sitting right in the room too with them on the chair, and giving her a bad impres