Kaye:
"Not all of a sudden, Mom. It's been two years, and you kind of told me back then that you wanted her for Maximus," I said, keeping my voice soft and murmuring under my breath while forcing a smile.
Why was it so hard for me to talk to her?
"Oh! So you're going to say no?" Her tone shifted, terror and disbelief evident as she placed a hand on her chest. The shocked look on her face scared me.
"Kaye! I told her that you like her and that you'd go out on a date with her. If you deny it now, her father and she will think I did this to humiliate her," she said, her voice shaking. Disappointment was written all over her face.
"Mom--" I gulped hard, abandoning the idea of saying Helanie's name at that moment. My mom wasn't in the mood to understand. If she heard Helanie's name now, she'd hate her even more.
