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Chapter 11
CJ is staring blankly at me.
I can't quite read the expression on his face. I just got here and I still don't know why the hell I'm here.
On my right are two young women with ridiculous makeup and ugly-drawn eyebrows glaring at me.
What the hell is going on?
George hasn't wept that smirk off his face.
CJ clears his throat. "What's this I'm hearing Terra?"
"What?" I ask in confusion.
CJ looks at the women who are still glaring at me.
"You told us CJ is already obsessed with y
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