I asked, touching the person’s face, he had
rugged skin, old, but there was a scar on his
forehead.
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“Riley, you’re too skinny.”
Luke covered my face.
Harold was the one to make Luke disappear.
Harold wanted to make Luke leave, he hired
someone to trash Luke’s parents business,
Luke’s father was injured and sent to the
hospital, while Luke’s mother died, due to a
heart attack.
The scar on Luke was from back then.
“Riley, forgive me, I was weak back then,
Harold was too powerful. I wasn’t able to take
you.”
“It’s ok, I am back, at least I can fight him.
Riley, I will take you away.”
I hugged Luke.
He never left, all the misfortune, he was still
planning on taking me.
I wanted to kiss him, we wanted to release
the tension that we had held for so long.
My body felt like it was in the sky, or getting
burnt by fire.
“Luke, I have to go, Conner is waiting, when
you are done, let’s leave.”
I was sad to leave Luke.
“Riley, wait for me, take this.”
The driver brought me back to the art class,
the art class was over.
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Conner left, didn’t even look at me, and got
into the car.
I got back home, and took out the phone
Luke gave me, there were a bunch of pictures
and videos of Luke and I.
I started to hope for the future.
I started to invite Linda to the house, and
didn’t protest Harold.
“I want Aunt Linda with my father, she is the
only nice one, not like you the witch.”
Conner would insult me.
I watched him grow up, he begged me to hold
him, when he was 3 years old:
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“Aunt, hold me, I want you to be my mom.”
My sister was always sick, because of him,
which led to him having an allergic reaction,
to protect him, I was the one to take care of
him.
But I don’t know, after he was 5, he changed
completely.
But it was ok, I would take him away, to a
normal place, and he will get better.
A month went by, I started to get sick, and
puke.
“Riley, look what I got you.”
Harold came back and saw me puking.
He had a dog, and his face dropped, seeing
my face.
I was locked up again, in the time out room.
“Who was it?”
“A month ago, I felt bad for you and allowed
you to go out.”
“I was happy, but I was wrong, I’m a fool.”
“Riley, is my heart not a heart? You continue
to destroy my heart.”
“7 years, is your heart made of rock, why
can’t I melt it?”
“Do you know what I have done for you.”
く
“Riley, it’s okay, the operation will be done
soon.”
