For as long as Evelyn could remember, her home has never been a safe place. With the constant threat of her mother's erratic behaviour, Evelyn is nothing more than her punching bag.
But one day, she finds an abandoned poem left on a park bench, and...
She didn't mean for this to happen, but she couldn't quite understand how he'd forgotten it.
The little black notebook that he carried around him near enough everywhere was sitting on the bench, all alone without its owner anywhere in sight. She hadn't seen Darren today— he had to leave early for a dentist appointment— but surely he would've realised by now.
She was unsure of whether she should take it home with her or not. It's not that she wanted to leave it, considering some else might fall upon it, but what if he came back for it to see it was gone?
Shaking her head, she took the book and stuffed it in the bottom of her bag. It would only be a day until he next saw her.
She was overthinking the whole ordeal.
By the time she reached home, Mother was there. The smell of something bland hit her upon entering the house, and she turned on the memory of the burger she'd only had a few days before.
All that greasy, fatty, delectable goodness.
Suppressing a sigh, she entered the kitchen to greet Mother.
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After dinner, she headed back to her room to study. As she unpacked her bag, she remembered what she'd placed in it earlier. Holding it in her hands, she turned it over, scrutinising the fine-print at the bottom.
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She let out a small laugh. Only someone like him would do something like that.
She bit her lip, unable to help the rise inside urging her to take a look.
It couldn't hurt, could it?
She just wanted to understand him.
Only a few pages, she told herself.
She flipped to the first.
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She turned the page.
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