"You're such a good sister," he says as he grins. At his words, my slight smile quickly fades.
"Yeah, whatever," I deadpan. I turn around and make my way to the front door.
"Where are you going?" he asks.
"Where I go is none of your damn business," I snap, slipping on my tennis shoes and coat; the faint sound of the television fades as I step out, locking the door behind me. While I walk down the street, I take deep breaths of the cool late autumn air; even though my chest rises and falls at a sufficient rate, I still feel like I'm suffocating under the stares of everyone passing by. I get to the park and sit down on a bench to make an attempt at catching my breath. I sit leaning on the back of the bench with my eyes closed for a while before feeling a light tap on my shoulder. I open my eyes and straighten up a bit.
"You out here alone, buddy?" he asks. I don't know the man; I deem it better that he doesn't know I'm alone. So I take to lying, something I've gotten used to doing recently.
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Cerita PendekI have a class that demands I write a story according to a prompt every week and I'm behind, so I figured posting them on here might help encourage me to get my shit done. I've already finished and turned in weeks 1 and 2, so we're skipping those. ...
