Fiona
The next few weeks flew by as I prepared for the dance. My mom helped me pick out a dress, and I got my hair and makeup done.
Everything was coming together perfectly. I didn't have to have Isaac and Aleks's permission to go since I was living with my mom now, and Eli promised to keep me safe from everything.
My mother's voice, tinged with fear, rang out in the kitchen. "Are you sure this will be okay?" she said on the day I was to travel. The dance was in two days so Eli was taking me to a hotel near the school so I could stay there the night before. It wasn't like I could go back to my dorm room now.
"It's going to be okay. I will stay at a hotel near the school, and Eli will make sure I am safe," I said.
My mom exhaled loudly as if berating herself for worrying so much. "It's
