Fake Smile

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The box shimmered and glowed in my face. It was almost time to put on another front. A mask. A fake smile.

I went to bed, my makeup box in tow, trying to avoid my parents fighting in the other room. By the way, she came home. Finally.

They're fighting about how she's cheating on him...

I don't really care if my mum is cheating, as long as she takes me and my little sister, Teagan, with her.

"Vic! Get down here now!!"

My dad beckoned me once again. I whispered.

"Yes dad?"

Once I got there, he smacked me across the face so hard, it left a mark on my face.

So the next morning, what did I do? I put on my makeup mask and a fake smile once again.

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