Growing Knowledge
Ace
Ace,
I hope that
life is okay there
at home for you. You’re
not still getting hit are you?
Okay, maybe that’s a stupid question.
Of course you’re probably still being beaten by
Mom’s men. They’re always so careless. I still have so
many bruises from their little beat-downs they gave me for
looking like I do. I definitely know how it feels to be hit by those
worthless men. It must be harder for you, since I’m not there to take half
of the beatings. Really, I’m starting to regret leaving you alone there to face them.
I should have stayed with you, Ace....or you should’ve come with me. Right now, where I am
I feel safe even though the hotel is run down, and I’m running out of money. I’m stealing safety.
Love,
Jack Sterling
He’s right. He’s totally
and completely right about
it all. Jack is learning things where he
is, even if it is some unknown place to me.
He’s safe, that’s all that matters to me. Maybe,
though, I should’ve gone with him. Maybe then I
wouldn’t have to endure all this pain Momma’s lovers
are causing me. I mean, none of them have had sex with me,
but all of them have taken their sweet time when it comes to beating
me. Maybe they get sexual gratification out of hurting me since they can’t
hurt my Momma. I think, sometimes, Momma has no soul at all. She doesn’t
seem to notice all the bruises and scars on my skin. She doesn’t seem to notice at all
if I cry from the terrible pain it causes me. Jack was right, Momma doesn’t care about us at
all. I must stop seeing the good in people when there isn’t any to see. My knowledge is growing.
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Dwindling Light
JugendliteraturAce and Jack Sterling, twins, lead very different lives. Ace stayed home with their mother and her terrible lovers; Jack ran away, finding himself a part of a drug chain just to have money to keep a modest subsistence. But Ace wants to get away and...
