When I got to the coffee shop, ́Linda slapped
me, I looked at her and smiled:
“Linda, are you mad for Harold?”
“Riley, you don’t know what Harold has done
for you.”
“Fear, violence, and murder.”
(watched Linda
the day of the Hinge, Harald
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“But, Harold got a phone call and left.”
“Riley, who has the most to gain?”
I had no idea.
I got a call from Luke and he changed the
topic.
He was always here for me.
I trembled.
“Linda, I need to see Harold.”
I was inside the house, watching Harold
drunk.
“You guys can talk, I am going.”
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“Linda….”
Linda smiled and left.
I was there, and helped Harold into the bed.
“Riley, am I dreaming? Is that you?”
Harold tried to touch me, but I avoided him.
“I am sorry.”
Harold was laughing.
“I was in my house, no parents, and getting
yelled at.”
Harold started.
“The time I was getting beat up, a girl came.
She helped me, and fed me. That girl was my
light, and I want to marry her. I want her to be
safe.”
“I was wrong, I thought it was her. I thought
she was hurt. But what do I do?
“I yelled her name when I was drunk, I broke
her dream.
“Riley, I didn’t kill her, she was your sister.
“After her death, I had to keep you. I needed
you.
“Why don’t you love me?”
“I was scared you would leave, so I told
Conner, that you killed her. I didn’t want you
to leave, and I didn’t want him to leave. This
was the only selfish thing I ever did.”
“Riley, I didn’t kill your baby, you wouldn’t
believe me.”
“You don’t believe me.”
I cried.
Growing up was hard.
I don’t know if I feel bad, or bláme myself.
My boyfriend killed my kid.
I started to laugh.
Riley, your child was just a tool to have
power.
“Harold, Conner is missing.”
1 wiped the tears and left.
Going to Luke’s, I felt calm.
“Luke, someone said Conner was taken.”
I went to go find Luke.
“Riley, stay home, I will search.”
I saw fear in Luke’s eyes, he left.
I followed.
Luke parked and ran inside, I was hurt.
I went to the 10th floor and saw Conner all
hurt.
“Linda, call 911.“.
“‘Conner, I liked you, but you are Harold’s
son,”
Luke hit Conner.
“Luke.”
Seeing Conner down, I ran out.
“Why, Conner is my sister’s child, how could
you.”
“Riley? Why are you here, he is Harold’s child.
What do you know? 7 years, my dad can’t get
out of bed, and my mom needs someone to
bury her.”
Luke said.
く
“Riley, if it wasn’t for Harold, we would have
been married, and had kids.”
Luke yelled.
“Riley, you go home, it’s not a big deal. Who
cares that there are kids that go missing, it
doesn’t matter if it is him.”
“Luke, how could you, Conner is innocent,
you killed our child, isn’t that enough?”
“You are always with Harold, maybe it isn’t
mine, we will have kids.”
“Luke.”
I cried.
“Please, let him go.”
“Riley, don’t beg him.”
“Harold?”
I saw Harold walking up.
“Haha, Harold, you came here to die.
“Thank…you… mother.”
“Luke, let him go, or I’ll hate you for the rest
of my life.”
Luke was shocked.
“Hate me, you won’t, I will make it up for you
in the future.”
Harold ran.
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Conner was hurt.
Harold and Luke fought.
Harold almost fell, the police got here and
stopped Luke.
I grabbed Harold’s arm, but he fell.
“Harold, grab.”
“Riley, for the second time, you grabbed my
hand, you do love me, I was a bad father,
take Conner and leave.”
“Riley, let me see you sooner.
Harold fell and died.
Luke was arrested.
As Luke’s wife, I had the company.
I held Conner’s hand on the roof.
“Mom, the wind is high, you can only stand
here for a while.”
I looked down at Conner’s concerned face.
Sister, did you see? Our Conner had grown
up.
