“It was stupid of you to do what you did.” Tina shook her head.

“I know and if I could erase it, believe me, I would.” Selena looked down.

“Why did you never tell us?” Bette wanted to know.

“I was and still am ashamed and I didn’t and don’t see how you two could change this.”

Tina sighed. “We can move you into another school, we can go to the police or we could have just been there to give you support.”

Selena looked at her parents and then rubbed her forehead. “I don’t want to go to the police. Not because I’m worried about Dwayne but I think I can be punished to and I really don’t want that… However, changing school sounds good. They won’t know who I am there and then Esther can…” Selena abruptly stopped; she couldn’t tell her parents that. It was Esther’s business.

“What about Esther?” Bette wanted to know. What the hell was going on here?

“She’ll have to tell you herself. Look, don’t worry, it’s not something bad or something you won’t accept, I just don’t want to tell such a thing to you, she has to do it herself.”

Tina and Bette looked at each other and raised their eyebrows but then decided to handle the Selena case first and then talk to Esther.

“So, do you want to change schools?” Tina asked.

“That would be nice. I was planning to ask you guys to change schools at the end of the schoolyear so that it seemed like a more normal time.”

“Okay, we’ll let you change schools as fast as possible.” Bette smiled at her daughter who smiled back but then she turned serious again. “But I think that you have to be punished for what you did.”

Selena nodded. “I’m sorry for last night…”

“We have talked about your sanction and we decided that no laptop, GSM, T.V or going out for three months is enough. When we trust you, you may be allowed to go out again.”

Selena sighed. “It seems fair. I think I can be happy you didn’t kick me out of the house.”

“We would never kick you out of the house… Well, for longer than a few weeks.” Tina said.

“Gosh, my head seems like it’s going to explode.” Selena told her parents.

“Take a painkiller and go to sleep.” Bette said. Selena nodded, she walked to the kitchen but half way she turned around and stepped to her parents. She hugged them both.

“Thanks for being so understanding. I love you.” She whispered in their ear.

“We love you to.” Tina whispered back. Selena let go of them and smiled before really going to the kitchen.

Bette and Tina looked at Selena. They were disappointed in her for doing what she did but they also found her incredibly strong. Every day, she went back to that hell. Her grades had dropped a little but not dramatically. Selena had fucked up immensely but they still loved her and would do anything to help her get back to her normal self.