Chapter 16

Poppy

"Where the hell were you?!" Mom screeched at me, her eyes wide as she approached me. I backed up against the door scared. Mom rarely raised her voice at me.

"At Riley's. We were studying."

"Until this late?!" She snapped. "there's a fucking serial killer on the loose Poppy, you can keep walking around this late, got it? oh what will I do with you?"

"I'm sorry," I mumbled, feeling awful. "We lost track of time. It won't happen again."

She sighed, pulling me in for a hug before mumbling. "Well, I'm heading to bed. I have an early flight tomorrow, another work trip."

"How long this...