A large red belt mark stretches across my thigh. I forgot to clean the parlor. It's ok, I'm used to it. I hold Esmae who is crying. She hates watching me get beat just as much as she hates being beat herself. I wanted to scream and cry my thigh stung so bad, but I needed to stay strong for Esmae. Esmae still isn't sleeping good. Thomas has been super angry since Esmae got sick. He thinks she's faking it. I'm trying my hardest to het both of our chores done but it's hard. I'm exhausted! There's a closet in the basement that Thomas always has told me and Esmae never to go into. I think he's just ashamed because it's a really messy closet. If I get the time I think I might go clean it up for him. I mean Hey, what could he be hiding?
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dreams & schemes
Novela JuvenilElora is a 15 year old girl who works for Thomas, a cruel farmer along with 9 year old Esmae. Elora is constantly abused emotionaly, menatlly, and phisically, but she thinks she can never get away from it. Elora finds evidence that maybe her parents...
