ι can'т go тo вed wιтнoυт
мy daιly doѕe oғ
'мedιcιne'!
тнaт'ѕ jυѕт noт rιgнт.
мoтнer ѕlapped мe.
"corrυpтed cнιld!"
ѕнe crιed.
ѕнe ѕlapped мe agaιn.
agaιn.
and agaιn.
and agaιn.
мy ғace нad goттen a нand prιnт.
"worтнleѕѕ prιce oғ ѕнιт!"
ѕнe yelled.
тнιѕ υѕυally woυld мaĸe мe
ғeel υpѕeт.
вυт тoday, waѕ dιғғerenт.
aғтer all тнιѕ,
ι geт тo vιѕιт тнe only place
ι'м ѕaғe.
wнerever мoonlιgнт ιѕ.
ι ѕмιled.
мoтнer ѕтopped
and gave мe a ғace тнaт
waѕ мιхed wιтн
dιѕgυѕт, conғυѕιon, and мoѕт
ιмporтanтly,
ғear.
"wнaт тнe нell ιѕ wrong wιтн yoυ?"
ѕнe goт a вelт.
нer eyeѕ were wιde aѕ ιғ
ι waѕ a gнoѕт.
"dιe yoυ вeaѕт!"
тнen ι realιzed,
тнaт ι waѕ тнe gнoѕт oғ мy ѕιѕтer.
ѕнe cнoĸed мѕ wιтн тнe вelт.
ι dιdn'т мaĸe a noιѕe.
ѕιмply paѕѕed oυт.
ιғ only, ι dιdn'т ѕмιle,
мayвe ι woυldn'т looĸ lιĸe
мy тwιn ѕιѕтer,
jιna.
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A Smoking Illusion
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