Fourteen: a fiancée

Temperance

The police sirens are wailing as we pull the car to the side of the road.

"Fuck fuck fuck fuck." Alec grits his teeth, hitting his fists on the wheel in frustration. I tense at his anger, staying silent.

I wait for the car to roll to a stop behind us but instead he speeds past us. The car shakes with its speed. It wasn't after us in the first place.

As if today's chaos wasn't enough, I stand in front of my door, contemplating if I should go in or not.

I check my phone. It's only 3:40. It's around the time I usually get home.

I should've just gone with Alec since they had offered. Next time I won't turn down their offer.

I carefully open the gate to hell. I slip through the door and into my smoke-filled house. I try to hold back the coughs that rise in my throat as I drop my backpack by the door.

You're invisible. Don't draw attention.

I look up and see my father and a strange-looking woman sitting in the kitchen smoking cigarettes.

The woman has black hair and pi