Chapter 29

• Alexis
• I had been avoiding my mom for a while now, and honestly, I didn’t have the energy to deal with her toxic behavior anymore.
• I had spent years putting up with her nonsense, being the selfless one, but something clicked inside me. I didn’t owe her or my dad anything. So, when she arrived at the party, I pretended not to notice. She tried to act all happy and extravagant, but the few times I bothered to respond, my words came out clipped while I gave her yes and no responses.