Chapter 16

When the twins returned from school, Lucas went straight into his room totally ignoring everyone including his best friend, Bree.

But Lucy was rather different, she was sad, terrified, anxious, depressed. Lucas informed her that the reason why Bree would get herself expelled was only because she wanted to leave.

Lucy calmly dropped her bag on the cold tiles and met the gaze of Bree, who had been watching her since she walked in.

"Is it because of me?" Lucy inquired but Bree just shook her head in reply.

"Why do you want to leave if it's not because you feel suffocated here which is obviously because of the way I act around you?" Lucy yelled out a little, but Bree didn't reprimand her. Bree knew Lucy needed this outburst like she needed oxygen.

"Some things are far beyond our control, while some are within our grasp" Bree sat Lucy down on the sofa as she tried her best to sound just like how she felt.

Bree: "it's not because of you, there'll come a