The Bond

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I started to bite the carpet and pull it so that Grace wouldn't have to do explaining about her face. Her mom started screaming. "GRACE , DONT LET HIM DO THAT"! Just then I accidentally ripped the carpet. Her parents were very angry. Grace without saying anything she took me to her lap and we went outside. She took off her hoody. "Thank you Belker"! she said and gave me a kiss on the head. I knew her parents wouldn't want me back in the house tonight. We heard her parents yelling at each other. Grace went next to the window and listened while I stood next to her.

"It's all because of that mutt"!

"Damn it"!

I knew her parents hated me but we just listened without them seeing us.

"Julie, we can't just sit like this, I don't want that dog to live here"!

Grace couldn't take it. She didn't want any of those to happen.

"Because of that god damn dog our daughter's life was in danger. Our lives are now harder and Julie if you didn't let her take him home we wouldn't be dealing with this kind of stuff"!

They were still arguing but Grace didn't want to hear. She sat on the little swing.

"Belker don't listen to them, you never put my life in danger"!

What Grace said was wrong. I did put her life in danger. Because of me she went to the hospital. I wanted to forget about that but with her parents bringing it up all the time it just stays in your head. We both feel better now, can't they except it?

Grace didn't want to go back in. She just felt upset. The real thing that's hard to forget about acctully is: That because of me she and her family will always have these bad memories. I felt guilty.