25 Twenty Five

"I couldn't stay at your place forever. I had to fix things up with my parents eventually."

"Well... How did you?"

Elijah bit his lip with a sly smile on his face. He gestured for Lucas to lean closer and whispered into his ear, "I told them I'd do as they wished as long as they'd let me dance for now."

Lucas frowned, "But..."

"Don't worry. I said that just to buy myself time. I lied."

_

Elijah took in the expressions of the two people in front of him. Shock. Anger. Disappointment. Among many others, but none were positive.

"You what?" The words were quiet when they slipped past his mother's lips.

"I lied to you guys. It's ironic, isn't it? How the son that you wore with pride and bragged about in front of people is about to become your biggest disappointment yet?"

"You..." His father was at a loss for words.