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''So you're visiting your mother?'' he quietly added, laying on her bed, gently holding her hands, painting her long nails, music playing in the background. She nodded. She hated lying to him but it was the best for everyone. The clock was ticking and her life wasn't depending on her anymore. Not when her organism was giving up.
''You still haven't told me why she's in jail.''
He felt her tense up, but when he looked at her face, he was surprised to see her eyes peacefully closed, unbothered by his question. ''She murdered my dad- who was kind of abusive himself too,'' she confessed. She wanted to slap herself when he stopped painting her nails, probably shocked by what he was hearing, ''long story short, he beat her up daily. Me too. And my older sister as well. She had enough and ended up stabbing him thirty nine times, I think? Maybe more- She also murdered her brother, my uncle, because he witnessed it all. And my older sister killed herself when we were left alone because we were barely living from day to day.''
''I'm sorry you had to go-''
''I love you.'' she suddenly confessed, cupping his face; she wasn't the type to express her feelings using words, she never said this before to anyone. But she loved him, so much that she hated herself for being so selfish. ''There aren't enough words in this world to tell you this. I love you for eternity.''
