"Look!" He points at the stars. I see where he's pointing, towards one of the brightest stars in the sky.
My gaze falls upon the constellation in the sky, one star that burns far brighter than the rest. An outcast nonetheless. A distant star in the sky...away from the rest of them.
"That bright blue star there, mum had said that that is a Rigel star."
I've always wanted to learn about the stars! I listen to his light, childish voice as he goes on to explain the rest of the stars in the sky. It's soothing. His voice, it helps take my mind of things sometimes....
"Asher..." I say, a lump in my throat
"Yeah..." He turns his face towards me on the blanket and I see the bright moon shine upon his face, illuminating the worry on it.
" Thank you.." I say this as a bright smile filled with innocence lights up upon on his face.
"No problem." He says as he leans over and kisses my forehead. I look towards him shyly. This is the first time he's ever kissed me, even if it's just on the forehead!!
" Will you stay with me tonight, please..?" I whisper as if I'm afraid if he'd says no, not that he ever has in the past...well it's just feels sort of feels different this time.
"For you. Always" he brings me in closer and wraps his arms around me.
"Look...a shooting star....quick make a wish" he whispers with childish glee.
"I wish for you." I whisper..
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"RING! RING!!" My phone goes off, ripping me from my dream, actually it was more like a memory.
"UrGhhhhh" I growl, I do not want to be waking up at... I turn to look at the clock, at 4:29am!!
Not bothering to open my eyes, I pat my hand along the table until I come upon the cold, metallic phone. This better be good..!
"What...!" I greet the person in a cranky way, but can you blame me, it's 4:30 in the morning!?
"Amy, amy...please come find me...please!!" Alannah cries hysterically. Suddenly I'm awake and alert as I jump up from my bed.
" Al calm down, what happened?" I ask in a soothing voice, trying not to show my own anxiety.
"They.., they tried to hurt me...and the pol-l-lice, oh Amy please come and get me!" She sobs, as she tries to explain.
What the hell happened!? Who the hell tried to hurt her!?
" Alannah calm down, I'm coming to get you!" I try and be more assertive. I take over and step up as I've always done since we were little, and Amber would cry when she needed food, or got hurt or when mom took her violence out on us.
I don't know what's she's done, but she's my little sister and I can't abandon her. I run outside in a flimsy grey cardigan and hop into my car. I start driving. I'm accelerate way beyond the limits. On the drive to the police station I wonder how our life got here, with Amber in and out of the police station, and with only me left to look after her..
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"Smack...! Shut up you lousy bitch, don't you dare lie to me!!" Mom screams in my face as she swipes more cheap alcohol straight from the bottle. She heads towards Alannah, with a look of pure hatred on her face...
"You stole the money didn't you, you worthless piece of shit, I should have left you in the dustbin when I had the chance!" She screams in Alannah's tiny face, which is scrunched up in pain as Mom raises her hand to slap her..
"No!!" I step in front of Alannah to protect her. I can't let Alannah get hurt I'm her older sister, I protect her, at any cost!
"No! You don't get to hurt her! It- it was me-I...I lied. I stole the money" I shout so she can understand my words in her fuzzy brain. I'm lying. I'm lying as best as I can to save Amber. She hasn't done anything, but she'd be left with bruises for it for months....She's only eleven. How could I let her get hurt?
Instead I pay the price... as always.
-"Mom...mom... please stop...please...Pleeeese!" My pleas ring in my own ears.
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SHIT! A bright headlight shines directly in front of my face, I quickly steer to the left, just before we crash into one another, I press the brakes as gradually as my panicked minds allows and I try to get the steering under my control once again. I manage to get the steering under control and the car to a stop after what feels like forever.
"DAMMIT!" I hit the steering wheel in anger. How can she still have so much power over us? Over me? After 6 years she still haunts my every living moment, she's always there ready to show up whenever I let my guard down...
My breathing is heavy, my palms are sweaty and I can hear my heartbeat in my ears. I take deep breaths as I try and extinguish EVERYTHING, from my system. I resolve not to weaken again, not to let my guard down anymore as I begin the engines again...
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Stargaze Lovers (Romance novel)
RomansaWhat if you were beaten up as a child? What if your entire life everyone walked all over you, except one: Asher Goodman. He saves Amy in every possible way, from holding her hand to sticking up to bullies, but what happens to Amy once Asher get adop...
