18: The Redemption Song

[ R Y D E R ] “Kara, please open the door…” I begged and begged, but there was no response. I messed up. I messed up big time. I had Vanessa leave the house and I was waiting by her door for almost an hour, but she still wasn’t coming out. She didn’t leave her room the entire night. Not even for dinner. Her mom was worried that she was sick or something, and I couldn’t do anything but sit quietly at the dinner table, looking at the empty seat. “She was nervous the entire day. Maybe she was anxious about the wedding too?” Lacey commented about Kara. “Just give her some time,” my dad said to her. “Watching her mom get remarried, maybe this is a lot for her,” “She’s such a sweet kid,” Lacey sighed longingly. “I don’t know what I did to deserve her,” I know that feeling. After excusing myself from the dinner table, I tried knocking at her door again, but she still wasn’t responding to me. I would have knocked this fucking door down if I could, but I knew that wasn’t the way to go. I have t