After a few deep breaths I built up the courageto knock on the door. My Brother Andrew opened the doortaken back by the fact that it was her. "Oh! Alexis Hi!" Andrew looked shocked."Hey Drew" I said forcing a smile. I looked behind me tosee where Chris I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and I read the text. It read: "Alexis… I decided that maybeyou should talk to your family alone…I'll be at the mallacross the street until your done" I wanted to yellat Chris so bad at that point but I couldn't. "Umm. Comein" Andrew said. I went in and saw my mom in the kitchen.I decided I better face her now and get it over with."Mom…." I bit my lip as she turned around. "AlexisVictoria is that you?" She asked shocked. "Yeah" I said quietly."Well come here then" She said and gave me a then I over heard my dad on the phone and new what wascoming. I swallowed back the chunks that were making there was upmy throat."David!! Come here" My mom Lisa yelled. My eyes flashed when I heard her yell. My dad came into the roomhis eyes also flashed when he saw me."Alexis..Hi" He said flatly. I was a little disappointed byhis response. "Hi Dad" I said. He brushed me off and went to hisoffice.I felt so ignored by my father. I hung around for a bitbefore we sat down for dinner. As we sat around the dinner table there was anawkward silence. "So Alexis" My father said breaking thesilence."How is that career of yours going?" He asked. "Umm Fine"I said. " I remember back when you wanted to be a good days" He said a long dinner I said my good byes and waited for Chris outside the shopping mall. I decided to call my parents just to tellthem that I was okay. After a while I realized that they left the phoneline on and I heard the conversation."David…Please she is your daughter" My mom said."I don't care! If that Jeff guy hadn't paid us that $1000 shewouldn't even have set foot in my house!!!"I felt tears rise in my eyes as I heard the conversation. "How could Jeff dothat to me?!!!