Chapter 1- Miles From Campus

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I tucked my chin in my knees, bringing it closer to my face while I looked at the whiny child beside me.

"Shoes off my seat, Mackenzie." My dad, Henry, scolded from the front, his hands tightening on the steering wheel in anger.

I shrugged, ignoring him. "What are you looking at?"

My little brother, Desmond, shook his head furiously before concentrating on the book he pretended to read, sending quick glances at me when he thought I wasn't looking.

"Mackenzie!" My mother, Becca, hissed, she darted her hands to the back, her hands hitting my legs then resorting to dragging it down when I didn't react to her.

"Get your cheating hands off me!" I screamed, uncaring if Desmond didn't know or not. If he didn't know what happened between his mother and the-

"That is it!" Henry said, he hurriedly parked the car. His hasty attempt to unbuckle the seat belt made him fumble over and over while mumbling profanities under his breath.

Finally, the seatbelt gave way. He opened the door, fumbling with...