them✔

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Harry's POV

I'm confused. I looked at Haricella, her expression was emotionless. She didn't look sad, neither did she look scared. She looked guilty. I looked at her arm, the mark again. I scooted closer to her, and examined the tattoo.

"If you're Ariana's biological mother, then why aren't with her?"

She looked down, and I saw her tears begin to fall. I turned to Selena. She was shaking her head, and the mark on her arm began to show. I touched it. The mark just seems very, suspicious. Selena looked at my hand.

"What is that?" I said, touching the inked mark on her arm.

Selena didn't answer me. She took my hand and placed it back on my thigh. She looked into my eyes. I saw her lip begin to quiver. Her chest began to move up and down.

"Harry, I-I didn't want to. I-I didn't want to do this to A-Ariana." She stuttered.

"What? I dot understand."

"T-They were going to," She paused and pointed to the inked mark on her arm.

"Who? What were 'they' going to do?"

"They sold her." Haricella said.

"Selena. They sold her."

"Who?" Haricella took a breathe.

"My step-parents." Selena said.

She placed her hand on the tattoo. She stroked the inked patterns.

"They took me, and sold me. Prostitution. Drug abuse. Slavery." Selena looked down.

"And Ariana?" She sniffled.

"Mom, gave her to Todd."

"Why?"

Haricella stood up and walked to the window. She crossed her arms and looked out the window.

"It was the only way." Selena said.

"How?"

"Because," Selena paused

"they were gonna sell her too. But worse."

"What do you mean?"

Selena sat down and looked at me. She pointed down to her arm. The tattoo. She stared into my eyes. My eyes were literally burning.

"My tattoo. It's a property marking. All of this, it wasn't supposed to happen."

"I don't understand."

She paced around the living room, like before. Her hands found their way to her hair, and she started to pull on it. I got up an jerked my hands to hers. I held tight and released swiftly.

"Don't do that. I need you." She looked away and began to tear up.

"Harry, I don't wanna do this. He told me to follow the script, he tole me to do everything according to plan. And now he's gonna kill me."

"Who?"

She covered her mouth with her hands. Her legs began to make it's way back. They also made a leap to Haricella. Her mother whispered something into her ear. Selena shook her head and slowly backed away.

"NO! MOM, I CAN'T!"

"Selena, that's the only way."

"NO! I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!"

"Selena."

"NO!"

Selena ran out the door. I ran after her. She was outside, sitting on the steps, with her face in her hands. I sat next to her and pulled her body into mines. I held her tight. Even though she made me go through hell, she was forced. And I have to help her. She's the love of my life's half sister. Practically family.

"What does she want you to do?" I asked her.

"S-She wants m-me to give her to my step-parents." She stuttered.

"What? Why?"

"She thinks it's the best."

"What kind of mother is she?"

"She's selfish." I pulled her closer into my chest.

"She won't." I said.

"How?" I pulled away from her and looked into her eyes.

"Together." I intertwined our hands.

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QOTC: Fav song from Take Me Home?

AOTC: Little Things😋