Your mother was trying to leave, the phrase continually repeated itself in Lacey's mind over and over again, long after Agnes had gone. She'd left her new address with Lacey and a phone number, asking her to keep in touch as Lacey said she would, even if it took a little while, some of her still annoyed at Agnes's treatment of her.
She was seeing her father in a whole new light now, one that was extremely unpleasant and hard to endure. Was everything she knew about him a lie? Was he really that selfish and self involved to not only break up two best friends but to abandon Agnes only to marry her after her friend's death. It was horrible to think about and yet she couldn't stop, rushing out of the dorm, needing to get some fresh air and breathe.
To her surprise Dante was waiting just ou
