Helanie:
"I don't want to be rude, but his mother is so weird," Jenny agreed with the rest of us as we made it back to our room and sat down near the window to talk about the dinner.
"Maybe she just wants her son to be more popular like her other sons?" Lucy mumbled, trying hard to understand Kaye's mother's side as well.
"Of course, we can expect that from you. You're quick to defend or find reasons for messed-up actions," Gavin muttered under his breath, souring everyone's mood.
"Lucy, that's not true. Kaye has achieved a lot. It's just weird how none of his parents seem to acknowledge it. It's like they turn a blind eye to his achievements and then shame him in public. No parent—" I suddenly stopped as I recalled my own parents, "who loves their child would do that."
"His mother is a bitch. I've heard a lot of stuff about her," Lamar said, sitting up after lying straight on the cold floor for a few minutes.
