The story of my life

The choice

I heard the well known voices from the other room and panicked. i looked at Hardin, he was looking at me with the same panic in his eyes. before i could say something they entered the dining room. i quickly stood up

''Hello young people,'' my father said and set in front of me. i was confused at their reaction at seeing us here

''Hi,'' i said. after 30 minutes of my parents chatting with each other i was still confused, i didn't understand what was going on. Hardin's hand was on my thigh all the time as a relaxing thing for me.

''Why are we even invited?'' Hardin finally said something

''i wanted to get to know you better.'' said Mr Bass

''well i guess you already did, because we are leaving already,'' said Hardin and took my hand hinting to stand up. as soon as i stood up my parents threw their hands to stop me from going

''what the hell do you think you are doing?''  Hardin said looking at my hand

''we are not letting you take her, you drug addict, sociopath'' 

''don't talk to him like that.'' i said angrily

''why are you defending this thing'' my father said

''he has a name and he is my boyfriend.'' my parents started to chuckle and i just got more angrier until i heard Mr Bass say

''seriously honey you could do so much more then this drug bag,'' i could feel Hardin's hand gripping, and i just held it strong so he would do anything. but i was to late he punched Mr Bass in the face and said

''You peace of shit, don't get to decide who she dates, her parents do and right now i don't give to shits what they think. and you think we didn't understand your little plan... you were planning on getting Tessa here, so her parents could take her back home. guess what its not happening until she wants to go by herself.

''she doesn't know whats good for her, as she chose you this whole time''

''maybe she fucking grew up,'' Hardin yelled at them

''oh please she wouldn't choose you if she did, you will brake her heart in a week or two, or maybe sooner''

''stop it,'' i shouted 

''i did whatever i did, i'm 18 i can make my own decisions and do whatever i want to, no one can force me to do something and you Mr Bass, i trusted you, you told my parents everything you saw, you lied to them, you told them that you saw Tessa with a drug addict at the mall and then you invited us here, so my parents could take me home? don't you think its childish?''

''actually i wanted to invite only you so there wouldn't be any difficulties with that boy, but my wife insisted on calling him too''

''i'm so sick of all of you,'' with that Hardin dragged me 

''wait Tessa'' said my mom, i turned around to see her crying 

''why are you crying?''

''i don't wanna lose you to that,'' she said pointing at Hardin.

i was in the middle of my parents and Hardin, i looked at Hardin, then i looked at my parents. i was frozen. i had to choose... after a while i said

''you know what, i actually made a choice already....''

Who do think will Tessa choose her parents or Hardin?