Chapter 36

"You can't just expect us to accept this, right?" Aunt Karen suddenly says after minutes of silence.

I frown at this.

"What your aunt is trying to say is , Roman showing up here again is quite alot to take in." Dad says, stopping my aunt from speaking up.

"Well - ," a hand at the small of my back distracts me and I end up glancing at Roman, who gives me a look that says ' calm down.'

I take a breath before speaking up again. "I understand that you are all surprised and I was too, when he showed up at school."

"You knew and didn't tell us?" Aunt Karen says accusingly.

"We weren't on speaking terms then, I didn't -"

"Oh so we must just accept because you said so? - No Hazel, we are not just going to follow what you say when you lied to us."

" I didn't lie, I didn't flipping lie to anyone!!" I snap, glaring at her.

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