Chapter 23

ARIANA’S POV

I feared Barbara was up to something and she was not putting me in the know.

Barbara was dangerous and from our conversation the other day, she was determined not to let Emily off the hook just like that.

It scared me and at the same time, elated me that Barbara cared for me.

I however did not want to do anything about Emily. A part of me feared that history would repeat itself. I actually felt guilty because of slapping her in the face that day but I did have a gut feeling that Emily isn’t what she looked like.

I did not want to get locked in a struggle for my parents attention and most definitely had no intentions of listening to any of Barbara's ideas.

Tired of fighting Rob, and thinking that after our last conversation he had probably let things go, I decided to return home and get some of my clothes.

Ever since I announced to Rob that I was moving out, I had been living in one of my father's apartments in the city.

I entered the house and met Rob's absence.

We did