Rouya wrote:
As Penny's dad entered, he greeted Ethan with a familiar nod, then introduced himself to Micah. He had dark hair, unlike Penny, yet the same brown eyes. He dressed more or less like a lumberjack, and smelled heavily of coffee.
"So, you're Micah," he said. "I'm Penny's dad, William." He gave him a firm handshake. Penny's stepmother, however, simply smiled awkwardly at everyone, said "hello," and then resigned herself to their bedroom upstairs. She had never been that interested in Penny, nor her friends, and wasn't exactly the friendliest person in the world either. Penny looked away, as her stepmother passed her, then turned to observe the situation with Micah and her dad, amused.