Chapter 55

"Evangeline, shut the door. You're making the house cold." He reasoned as if nothing at all had just happened. As if he didn't just force me to let someone I knew I was beginning to care greatly for go. I swallowed the lump in my throat before shutting and locking the door. I took a deep breath before beelining for the stairs, not having the strength to even look at his face right now. "Evangeline." He called after me, but I just ignored him. Never in my life have I ever disrespected him like this, but the same could be said for what he did to me less than half an hour ago. I forced my mind to go blank as I trekked to my old bedroom, thankful that there was at least still a simple bed in it in the case that my parents had multiple guests stay the night. Throwing myself on the bed, I contemplated offering to split rent with Tanya so I could get the fuck out of here. No way was I staying in the same house as my father. Not after what he just did. And I knew I co