Chapter 14

Mary

I felt my body come back to consciousness without the damn headache and the bad mood. Great, a few hours of sleep was all I needed. I slowly opened my eyes, bumping into Allie's Jade-colored eyes and platinum hair, causing me to pull away as quickly as possible without screaming, falling out of bed in the process.

" Damn it Allie," I shouted, getting up, "are you trying to give me a heart attack?”

" I didn't want to wake you up," she justified herself by sitting up.

" And then you come into my room, lie down next to me, and watch me sleep? " I questioned.

" Your mother allowed it," she shrugged.

" Why doesn't anyone else respect my sleep? " I widened my eyes.

" Come on, I thought you'd never wake up to tell me all the details.”

" Allie, there really isn't much to tell," I took a deep breath.

" Your mother told me about the immigration problem.”

She couldn't have known, could she?

" What did she say? " I tried to sound disinterested.

" That you surrendered everything in des