Chapter 9

"Your mom?"

"Yeah" I laughed to release the tension in the air but it definitely didn't work. He was still starring at me like I said something against his family. 

"Why?"

"She kinda gets all" I gulped "Mad at times but it's sometimes my fault. She just wants the best for me"

"And she does that by hitting you? That's bullshit"

"She's just a strict disciplinarian. That's all"

"This isn't discipline, it's torture"

"No it's not" I said "You know what? Just forget all about this. Let's act like it never happened. Just drive me back home and let things be the way they were"

"We both know that's impossible"

"It's not. All we have to do is to erase this"

"We'll do that after we get to my house"

"Excuse you" I said as he tried to hold unto my ha