Tina turned around and made eye contact with her father. Under his cross glare the annoyed blonde was forced to get back to her chair.

”I have no idea what happened between you and your–friend that makes you behave yourself like a peevish five year old, but I will not tolerate the disrespect you just displayed to us. Who do you think you’re talking to with this I’m doneof yours? You will be done when I say so as long as you’re living in my house, do you understand me?” Albert reprimanded, glowering at Tina, whose head was down. ”You think you can just come live here whenever you have a fight with your roommate? So you can blow off some steam on us and then leave again? You’ve been bragging on how much of an adult you are and how you know what’s right for you. I thought that adults normally don’t act like you do.” Albert then took a final sip of his coffee and stood up. ”I’m heading to work now.” He pecked his wife on the cheek and before going out of the house he threw one last look at Tina, who seemed like she was about to have a nervous breakdown.

After Albert left there was a few minutes of silence at the table as Karen was finishing her pancake and Amy was watching Tina just staring at her plate, lost in her own world.

”Sweetie, are you finished? Could you give us a moment please?” Amy asked Karen nicely.

Karen nodded and walked out of the kitchen.

”Honey…” Amy said in a whisper and put her hand on Tina’s hair, stroking it. ”I wish you would talk to me”

Tina’s eyes filled with tears.

”What happened?” Her mother asked softly.

Letting out a sob, the blonde covered her face with her hands. ”I can’t tell you…”

”Why? Is it so terrible?”

Tina was still for some moments, then she nodded slightly, sniffling. ”We broke up…”

”What did she do? Has she cheated?”

”I don’t know…” Tina sobbed, shaking her head.

”What do you mean you don’t know? Then why did you break up?”

”She lied to me about…something”

”About what?”

”I really can’t tell you that, mom…”

”Then I’m really clueless, honey”