“That’s not how life works, Mark! You don’t just opt out of the ninth grade because you don’t feel like it.”
“It’s not like that.”
Emily clenched her jaw. “You don’t get it. I knew you wouldn’t.”
“Then make me get it, Emily. Talk to me.”
Mark looked at Emily. “You said we were going to be honest, Emmy. She’s your mom. She deserves to know.”
