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⊹₊⟡⋆ 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄

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⊹₊⟡⋆ 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 ..! ⊹₊⟡⋆

. ݁₊ ⊹ (The Bascketball Diaries) .. #

"because you and i we were born to live"

Adrienne lounged on the couch, curled up with her younger brother Wyatt, watching an old episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

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Adrienne lounged on the couch, curled up with her younger brother Wyatt, watching an old episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. They had a bowl of popcorn balanced precariously between them, and Wyatt had started stacking the kernels to make tiny popcorn towers, daring himself not to knock them down. It was a quiet weekend morning, and the sun filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the room. For a moment, Adrienne felt a rare sense of calm.

They were absorbed in the show when a loud slam echoed from downstairs, breaking the peace. Adrienne flinched, sitting up straighter as her younger brother looked at her, eyes wide. They both turned their heads toward the sound of voices rising from below.

From down the hall, she heard Grayson’s furious rant tearing through the calm, his words sharp and laced with venom.

"I knew it was him!” Grayson’s voice was practically shaking with rage. “I should have called the police the first time he showed up at my doorstep. those bastards never understand what real power is. I swear, I will ruin that boy's life! That fucking thief has cost me millions, just gone to waste, rotting in that room. I'll end him for this!"

Adrienne’s heart pounded as she exchanged a worried look with Wyatt, who was now clutching the edge of the couch. Grayson sounded more unhinged than she’d ever heard, and her mother’s soft murmurs were barely audible as she tried to calm him down. But nothing was working.

Then, Grayson’s words cut deeper. “And Adrienne! What on earth is she thinking, associating with that kind of trash? She needs to understand her place. If it were up to me, she’d be sent off to that Germany boarding school. She’s ungrateful, defiant, and if she thinks she can defy me, she’s wrong.”

Adrienne felt her stomach twist. Her pulse pounded in her ears as her heart sank. What had happened? She glanced at Wyatt, putting a finger to her lips, signaling for him to stay quiet. She edged off the couch, creeping to the staircase to listen more closely.

𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 ,  Jim carrollWhere stories live. Discover now