"Hi kids," said my dad, waving to us, not seeming to notice that I had been alone in the house...with a girl. Normally, this would have been something that would cause him to flip out, but not this time.
"Hi honey," said my mom, walking to the couch and giving me a hug. She seemed rather sad for some reason.
"Is everything okay, mom?" I asked, forgetting about my own dilemma for a moment.
She nodded, smiling weakly at me. "Everything's going to be okay," she said enigmatically.
Kyra's nostrils flared as my mom gave her a hug as well, and a look of recognition came over both their faces. "You got bitten last night?" Kyra asked my mom, only it wasn't so much a question as a statement.
"Yes, and..." my mother replied.....