Zoe walked downstairs and almost made it to the front door, but her mom stopped her.
"Where do you think you're going?" she asked her daughter.
"I'm going to Athena's house."
"I don't think so," her mom said, standing up from the living room sofa.
"Mom, I really need to go."
"Grounded means grounded, young lady."
"I hate you. You never let me do whatever I want!"
"Letting you do whatever you want is the reason you were grounded in the first place," her mom said.
"I shouldn't be grounded for getting my nose pierced! That's so stupid!"
"Those are my rules," her mom said, folding her arms, sternly.
"Yeah? Well, your rules suck!"
"Don't take that tone with me. Now get back upstairs."
"I hate you! I wish ..."
