Onceler
Miranda hit me again.
"You're worthless." she snarled in my face.
Yes mom, I know. You’ve told me that every day since I was born.
Slap.
"You were a mistake."
Should have used protection, mother dearest.
Slap.
"It's your fault he left me."
Slap.
No,
Slap.
It’s,
Slap.
YOURS!
After eleven years of being hit and Miranda yelling at me and being told that it was my fault that the family had fallen to shambles, I was almost immune to pain. Both physically and emotionally. Almost. I wanted a way to escape. A secret path that my mother could not follow me on. And soon, or else I won’t be here much longer.
Miranda stalked away, probably to get drunk again. She has been drinking more than usual. Something was going to happen, and I wasn’t going to stick around.
I ran out of the house and down to the stables where I slept. There Melvin, my only friend, brayed at my approach. I petted him briefly then lay down on a pile of straw. As I gazed up at the stars, the silhouette of a bird passed over the full moon. An envelope floated down from the sky and landed on my stomach. I picked it up and read the back.
To Mr. Onceler Smith,
The Stable In The Middle Of Nowhere
On the other side of the letter was a red wax seal with an ‘H’ pressed into it. I broke it open and read the letter, scanning the words over and over again. Then I looked back up at the stars and smiled for the first time in what seems like forever.
I had finally found my escape.
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Our Crazy Messed Up Lives
Fiksi PenggemarA boy who should be dead. A homeless girl with a strange anomaly. A boy abused by his parents. A girl who is trapped in her own mind. These four children are invited to Hogwarts, a school of magic. But when trouble comes, will they be able to trust...
