A Rose Among Ashes

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es fall open to meet Lara standing next to me,

sy, and my whole body feels slow, like I have been asleep fo

t you are about to launch into a tale

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ng out of the hair tie. "I have done everything I can for yo

. "That house was the only thing my parents left

I spent on you since you kil

onsible for the death of my parents. But I have always seen it in her eyes,

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d to call her that night. It's no different from today. Just the

very part o

breaks, like the sound of the rain hitting the

uldn't have hurt his child. He cares about that little bump way more than you care for it. Beca

isper, my eyes tired of every shed tear. "I got you pissed each time

r tone as she moves away from the bed. "You are such an ungrateful child. I found you

ven him to your dau

side. It stings, way more than the injuries on my arms. I try t

ers, moving towards the doors. "You'd better play ni

hours, Alex never walk

ail legs, I ta

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float

y arms feel light by my side, and a soft sigh escapes my lips. This is what peace

t. My eyes dart around the dark space for a few seconds, the blurriness slowly takin

her

ing my head and the sheets. I sniff in the dust, resis

and I push further into the headboard. My legs push up, and my knee

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been. I wonder why I s

he doesn't come back here with all the might I possess. Still, I know prayers don't work.

h other to stop another from slipping out. It is cold,

the floorboards above, I hear someone else with him. A

, stiletto nails, and an outfit that barely covers anything. Of cour

e continues, her tone filling

enly, his voice echoing through the bui

t thou

how that good for nothing what real fucking feels and look

y eyes. Even if no one can see me, I shake my head repeatedl

o listen

oll out of the bed, landing unceremoniously on the ground. He hears me, be

The silence ends when he moves again, the floorboards gr

e we going to play