“Why didn’t you tell Dad?”
“He said practicing would only make me look desperate.”
“Was that what you were asking him about yesterday?”
She nodded. “I wanted him to talk to you about letting me audition. He kept saying I needed to accept your decision.”
“Why didn’t you tell Dad?”
“He said Dad agreed.”
Audrey kept checking her phone. Finally, she asked, “Are you going to tell Derek I told you?”
At home, Scott listened without interrupting.
“Yes,” I said. “But you aren’t in trouble.”
She nodded, then whispered, “He said you always say nice things to my face and complain about me when I’m not there.”
I pulled into a parking lot because I couldn’t safely keep driving.
At home, Scott listened without interrupting.
Audrey showed us the messages Derek had sent her.
Then Scott called him.
Derek arrived with his wife looking annoyed.
