11 parts Complete MatureI huddled into Rian, afraid. Daddy was screaming, I could hear his footsteps thundering.
"Shh, Nikki" he says, holding me to him with one arm.
"Hold tight" I cling to him like a monkey, and he holds me with one arm, the other opening the window. Rian climbs out the window, and down the pine tree right by the roof.
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"I'll come back for you, Nikki, okay? Don't forget me, I'll see you again, I promise."
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"I promise." That was seven years ago. Little Nikki is fourteen, and she hasn't seen her now 18 year old brother since. But she kept hope. Ri wouldn't break his promise. Right?