Chapter 83 - Deanna

I stare down at my herbal tea as I sigh. 

What am I going to do now? 

Dotty’s voice booms from my phone, and I instantly pull it away from my ear.  “Stop doing that!  You have talked about this before.  Shoot, even you and I have talked about this.  Neither of your parents deserves to be called your parents.  Your parents have abandoned you and even when given the chance, they still ignore you like the plague.  While Connor’s parents seem to only want to use him for whatever stupid scheme, his father is cooking up.  So, stop giving them the benefit of the doubt.”

I slowly put the phone back to my ears as I nod.  “I know we have talked about it, but it isn’t quite the same thing as when you see it with your own eyes.  I don’t want to be the reason Connor has a strained relationship with his mother.”

“Ugh…  Girl, you are really trying my patience here.  Stop treating them special because s