C311 Surrender

I opened the door and prepared to leave when my mother said, "Don't be so mean, kid. I won't answer your call and won't let you go home. I won't go home either. I'll go back to my parents' home and keep my word."

I turned my head and said, "Aren't you forcing me?"

"I'm teaching you. If you don't, how can you turn stress into motivation? I was forced to leave, wasn't I? Your dad died so early