Amber
The ding on my phone wakes me up. I pick it up to see a text from my dad.
-Hi, honey. How are you doing?- It says.
I sigh heavily as I respond to him. -I’m okay.-
-Just okay?-
-Sure-
-It will be alright, Amber. You got this. You are where you belong-
I frown at the message. ‘I belong with two assholes?’ I snort to myself.
‘They aren’t assholes,’ Lilith wakes up. ‘They slept all night in front of the door.’
I ignore her as I respond to my father. There is a knock on the door, and I jump. Sheila walks into the room, and I sit up. I can smell that Tyler is nearby, and I shudder.
“Amber?” She says quietly. “Why are you sleeping on the couch?” She narrows her eyes at me.
“Reasons,” I respond tersely as Sheila shuts the door.
“Oh, it’s a brand new bed with the finest linens,
