"Where have you been? I tried calling you a thousand times!" Aphrodite's mom screamed at her the second she walked through the door at eleven. "Do you know how worried I've been?"

"Mom, shut up, I really don't want to hear your annoying voice right now." Aphrodite shot back, not even stopping as she made her way up to her room. But of course her mom followed her.

"What gives you the right to talk to me like that? I am your mother for crying out loud, and I am sick and tired of you acting this way!" Her mom shouted at the top of her lungs. "Stop, and talk to me!" She grabbed Aphrodite's arm to keep her from walking another step.

Aphrodite yanked her arm from her moms grip. "Don't ever touch me again!" She walked the rest of the distance to her room and slammed her door shut. Her mom opened the door as Aphrodite placed her clothes, cigarettes, and some money that she had saved up in her bag.

"What do you think you're doing?" Her mom asked.

Aphrodite glared at her. "I'm getting the fuck away from here."

"And where exactly do you plan on going?"

"None of your business." She answered as she went down the stairs.

"If you walk out that door, don't plan on ever coming back!" Her mom shouted from the top of the stairs.

"You don't have to worry about that!" Aphrodite yelled and slammed the door. She headed for Jake's house.