My head dangles limply to the side. I don’t even have the strength to lift it up. My eyelids are weighed down with lead, and my body feels like concrete. I hear voices, loudly celebrating. My mother’s is the most jovial of all.
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I swim back into consciousness. My eyes can open now, and I lift my pounding head. I am sitting in the middle of my old bed room, but it is so much more different. My once comfy bed is replaced by a cot, and the dresser has been substituted for a small, metal box. The windows are boarded up, and the unfamiliar chair I am sitting on hurts my bum. I stand, to discover I have no bonds. I am free to move around. I start to walk and the ground rushes to meet my face.
I catch myself before I face plant. I raise myself to a sitting position and my head spins. I crawl to the door and wiggle the knob. It’s unlocked, but something on the other side keeps it from opening. I notice a dog door at the bottom. I push the flap and I hear a beeping in response. I scramble away from the door. A minute later, I hear a clink and the door opens. Mariette Victoire Greg saunters in.
Also known as my mother.
I keep my face calm, cool, and collected as she leans forward and plants a soft, red kiss on my forehead. “I missed my baby girl,” she purrs. A cold chill runs down me. “But you’ve been a very bad girl,” She runs a perfectly manicured finger down my face gently, before slapping me across the cheek. My face burns and weeps blood as her nails cut into my skin. I still show no emotion. She pouts.
“Aw, won’t you give your mummy a smile?” I stare at her with unchanging eyes. “Fine…” She sighs. She sways her hips on her way out of the door. It closes with a definite click. I start to shake with fear. I allow myself a few quiet, shuddering gasps. I resume my composition quickly.
A minute later, the door swings open. My perfect façade is broken by the person standing in the door.
“Jason…” I breathe.
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Novela JuvenilArin Greg has had a tramatic past, only made worse by her best friend leaving while they were children.Now, when she's all grown up, they randomly meet again.Can he help her with dealing with her brother's death, or will she never get over it?
