Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Forty Nine

"There are no words I can use to describe how much of a nuisance I have been over the past few years" Anette started.

Her head was hung low as she fiddled with her hands. She did not want to look up in case she could not find it within her to complete what she had started.

"Tell me about it," Jeanne said. She was not interested in giving her the satisfaction of apologizing and getting away with it just so easily.

"And I have done so many questionable things but I only did it because I thought I was doing the right thing" She wanted so badly to point fingers at her mom but she knew that doing that now would make her seem shallow and not as remorseful as she was supposed to be.

"I am here" she started raising her head to meet the gazes of the people in front of her. "this morning to say I am sorry for everything, for spreading rumours and lies, for using Jeanne to gain popularity, for pushing forward with my relationship with Joshua even though I know that he was not interested in me,"