Becoming Chloe
I stared at them, my chest heaving, and lashed out with the harshest, most defensive Japanese phrases I had spent the last two weeks forcing myself to learn.
"放っておいて!(Leave me alone!)" I screamed at the top of my lungs. "最低!(You're the worst!) 私のことなんて、どうでもいいくせに!(You don't even care about me!)"
Maya’s mother flinched, her hand immediately flew to her mouth, tears began spilling over her eyelids as she leaned against her husband for support. Her dad didn't yell back. He just lowered his head, a deep, incredibly painful sigh escaping his lips.