Aubrey 

I hadn't heard from Alexis in almost three weeks. The last time we talked, she was packing up her things and getting ready to leave California to go live with her mother somewhere in the north. My mom still hadn't given me my cell phone back so there was no way I could get in contact with Alexis.

Also, I hadn't heard from my mother. Whenever she asked to speak to me, I'd grab the phone, wait for my grandmother to leave the room, and then hit her with the dial tone. The fact that my mother was still choosing to marry Hank after everything that had gone down...