A Thousand Words
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  • Reads 30
  • Votes 3
  • Parts 3
  • Time 7m
Ongoing, First published Jan 25, 2020
Mature
"Not even a thousand words could fix me." I said.

"How about just three? I love you."
 
Scarlet
I didn't have a childhood. I never experienced the pride of winning a basketball game or the nervousness you get from a first date. Instead, I experienced beatings every night. I experienced my innocence being taken to me before the age of 10. And most importantly, I experienced what it was like to be dead inside. 

Xavier
I noticed her every day at school. She thought no one noticed the bruises on her wrists and the way she winced when someone bumped into her. Every time I tried to make eye contact, let alone talk to her, she ran away. And every time I would just watch her. But then I moved to Italy with my family when I was 15 and taught what I was born to do. Take over my family business if you know what I mean. But then I saw her again. 10 years later when I visited America after becoming the head of the Italian mafia. But this time I'm not letting her run away. She will be mine.
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