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This morning, I woke up in unfamiliar sheets. The sun blasting in my eyes, I look down at my clothing, and I gasp. I'm wearing a grey shirt with blue prints, and some shorts. I pull the sheets off my body and step on the floor.
"My clothes look better on you" I gasp when I see Leandro standing in nothing but a towel hanging low on his hips. I look away, my cheeks flushed and my body embarrassed. He chuckles, and heads to the closet.
While he's in there, I star by fixing the bed, and straightening the sheets. When the closet door opens, I keep doing what I was doing, not paying attention to him.
But my act didn't keep hold for long, when he came up behind me and turned me around to seat me on the bed. He lifts my chin and makes me look at him.
"From now on, whenever something's wrong, come tell me, alright?"
"O-okay" He smiles, at me, then walks out of the room. I walk out of his room, and into mine. I pull out this cute yellow dress, and pair it with some white strappy heels. I add a claw clip in my hair, and frame out some pieces.
I get dressed for the day, not really sure what we're going to do today. Maybe just hang out in the backyard, or go down to the small pond I saw yesterday.
As I'm swiping a layer of my lipgloss, my phone rings. I pick it up, not bothering to look at the caller ID.
I wish I did.
"You ungrateful b****! It wasn't enough that I sold you to him, not you turned him against me to sue me?"
"D-dad?" My lower lip quivers at the sound of his harsh voice. I swallow back my tears, and take à deep breath.
"Don't call me dad, f****** Leech! Your husband wasn't enough, now you're coming back to me to get more money. Like your mother, gold diggers" And he hangs up the phone.
I fall to the floor, my emotions and the tears consuming me. Just when I thought I was okay after leaving that traumatic home. Just when I thought I was okay.
After a few minutes of crying, I realized that crying won't get me anywhere. I head to my bathroom, and splash some cold water on my face. As I look through my makeup bag, I remember telling myself that I would need to buy a new concealer.
I leave my face bear like that, and head downstairs with just my phone. At the top of the stairs, I see Leandro jogging up. I wait for him to get to the top, and when he finally notices i'm there, he visibly relaxes.
"I thought something had happened to you, I was going to go check on you." I smile at him.
"I'm alright" Fake it until you make it, am I right?
Not always.
"Come on, breakfast is served." Every step I take downstairs, the aroma of food invades my senses even more. I take a seat at the island, and Leandro serves me a plate. Some cut up fruit with 2 waffles and à little omelet.
