MOM?

ELLA

I smiled and said, "Yes, Dad, I have gotten back together with Lucas."

My dad got up.

"No, I'm not having it," he said angrily as he began to walk out of the living room. I ran after him. He got into his bedroom and I quickly followed.

As he sat on the bed, I sat beside him and said, "Dad, please. I understand that you love me and want the best for me, but please don't separate Lucas and me."

My dad shook his head. "Don't you understand? I want the best for you, Ella, and it's not Lucas. He's already too old for you, and then there's the issue of his daughter. I do not want you to keep being in the middle of all that drama.

You deserve better, someone that doesn't have baggage, and Lucas has baggage, and that is his daughter. I don't want that. I don't want a situation where you keep crying and being depressed. Besides, you're too young. You should focus more on your education."

"Come on, Dad," I said. "You know better that being with Lucas doesn't affect my education in any w