«Ren, I want to propose something to you—of course, feel free to refuse if you're not comfortable. It's not an obligation. I don't know what miracle happened, but ever since you brought Melania home two nights ago, she's become a completely different person—or rather, she's gone back to being the sweet girl she was a year ago. Maybe the fear of being lost and not seeing her mother again opened her eyes to what really matters, or maybe it's just your company that influenced her positively. She told me you two talked a lot on the way back, and she only had words of praise for you. Britney is really happy her daughter has come back to herself, and I have to admit I am too—I couldn't stand seeing them fight morning to night anymore. So here it is: since your mother will still be away on business for a few more days... would you like to stay with us until Isabelle comes back?»
That's what Elaine told me this morning at school as soon as she saw me.
