Chapter 21

"I told you not to embarrass yourself, and you will drag our family down with your issue," mommy shouted.

We are all here in the living room because they called a family meeting. I just arrived from Miguel's condo.

Mommy shows us the video of me dancing and pictures of me dancing in a bar. It turns out I'm the one partying online again. The news is really fast, as long as it's about our family.

"Where is your mind, and why isn't it working?" Mommy asked again.

None of the five of us speaks; this is how we are whenever we are scolded.

"Aira is not young anymore, mom; what if she goes clubbing?" my sister defended me.

"You're another one; you're tolerating the shame he did," Mom scolded him.

"Let them go. I am sorry, mom. Did this affect the company?" I asked dad.

"Nothing; there's no reason to complain about what you did," said Dad.

"So? There is no problem at all," I said to mom.

"I am sorry, mom, for what happened, but you have nothing to worry about," I added.

"There is, look," said