I was in a state of shock. My mom had never talked to me like that. My dad could see the pain in my face and he turned to my mother.

Arthur: “That is EXACTLY why I haven’t said anything to you. You aren’t being yourself right now. You are being way to judgmental of our daughter.”
Paula: “That girl has changed our daughter, Arthur. Open your eyes.”
Spencer: “Ashley has done absolutely NOTHING harmful to me.”
Paula: “I said that is ENOUGH from you. You are in a world of trouble Spencer Carlin.”

That shut me up pretty quickly. I just wasn’t going to sit here and let her bad mouth my Ashley. The sweetest person in the world. The person who does everything she can to keep me safe, happy, and healthy. My mom was just crazy if she thought Ashley would EVER harm me.

I relaxed into the chair and tried to keep up with my parents argument. It was basically my mom being ridiculous and my dad telling her that she was being crazy.

I started staring off into Space thinking about Ashley when my mom caught me off guard. She jumped up and grabbed me by the hand.

Arthur: “Oh, where are you going now?”
Paula: “I want to talk to my daughter ALONE. I cant get a word in to her without you jumping down my throat and making me out to be a bad guy. “
Arthur: “Oh, no. Anything you have to say you can say it right here. We are a family.”
Paula: “We weren’t much of a family when you were keeping secrets from me about how Spencer was doing and where she was at.”
Arthur: “I’ll give you guys a few minutes alone in here. I’m going to go start dinner.”

My dad shot me a reassuring look and he exited the room. My mom stood there silent for a few seconds. She was waiting for my dad to be good and gone. She grabbed me by the hand and lead me outside.

Paula: “Get in the car.”
Spencer: “Where are we going?”
Paula: “We are going to take a little drive. Now hurry up.”

I didn’t think my mom would cause me any harm, so I did as she said. I didn’t want to fight anymore. I wanted our family to be ok.