THE ARGUMENT

MABEL'S POV

My phone rang, I saw the number on the screen and my stomach dropped. It was Stefan's mother. I knew she was going to ask me to do something I didn't want to do. I considered not answering, but I knew that would only make things worse. So I picked up the phone and said, "Hello?"

"Mabel, dear, it's Stefan's mother. I have a proposition for you, I need you to do something for me," she continued. "I need you to come over to our house and spend the night with Stefan. I know it's a big ask, but it's important to me."

I felt my heart sink. "Why?" I asked, my voice small.

"I need to make sure that he will abide by my orders, I need him to know that he's not going to do anything stupid. And I think that you might be the one to make that happen by doing what i ask of you."

I didn't know what to say. "I don't know if I can do that," I replied back to her.

" Remember your family bankruptcy!" she blurted out.

I knew that my parents were struggling financially. And I knew that they