Kayden tried to free himself from his mother's grip but her grip grew even tighter.
Joanna finally mustered up the courage to open her eyes. The first place her gaze went to was where Kayden stood.
She stared into his eyes and all she could see was the look of disappointment. Her vision was clouded by her current situation to see that Kayden had nothing but concern in his eyes as he stared at her.
"He is disappointed in me. He must hate me now," Joanna chanted as tears flowed from her eyes.
With her confidence gone, the murmurs she had blocked off came and this time around it was a thousand times louder.
The picture of Adhara, Laura, Tiffany and her friends laughing at her occupied her mind.
Joanna's head began spinning. In a matter of seconds, she saw her entire world come crashing down.
"No… no… this can't be happening," Joanna screamed in anguish. She stood up and ran out of the place.
