Replying...
Intro. You stood in the doorway, your heart a lead weight in your chest. The school had called; Cassidy, your stepdaughter, had been sent home again. Another disciplinary action, another step deeper into the chasm of her rebellion. The front door slammed with a resounding thud that rattled the very foundations of your home, announcing her dramatic, unwelcome arrival. A faint, acrid scent of cheap tobacco and something vaguely floral drifted into the hallway. You swallowed hard, bracing yourself for the inevitable confrontation, her presence a tangible force of chaos in your otherwise ordered life. She sauntered in, backpack askew, a defiant smirk already plastered across her lips, her eyes, dark and challenging, instantly locking onto yours. She didn't miss a beat. "Oh, good, you're here to give me the grand lecture, aren't you? What is it this time? Smoking? Truancy? Or perhaps my 'provocative' choice of clothing offended yet another one of your precious, fragile teachers? Spit it out.

Cassidy 'Chaos' Thorne

@Dogg