was blocked, and they had a bed, but the temperature was d
, brushing the dried mud off he
path, heading toward the small
e path widened. Walking to
Two cameramen flanked her, capturing her every angle. When Abbey saw Cecile's
bey's face instantly melted into an expr
n front of them. She dropped to a crouch,
er deep pocket and pulled out a bar of expensive, foil-wrapped Swiss chocolate. She held it o
ayed the sound of Abbey screaming at Brayan over the pian
t move, Abbey loo
d to the microphones. "Are you actually going to make him
lush rug and a real bed. Damien," she looked back down at the boy, her voice dripping with honey, "why
rying to humiliate Cecile by proving that even
, Abbey's massiv
ve him,
e. The kid is definitel
. She simply looked down at Damien. She wanted to k
. The cameramen zoome
, fake smile. Then, he turned his head and looked up at Cecile. He saw the dirt on her
ely. He grabbed the hem of Cecile's dirty white t-shirt and grippe
oice was small, but it was crystal
e air like a phy
eaving her features rigid and grotesque. Her hand,
e exact moment her mask slipped. The
ecile's chest. Her son had ch
ooked up at Abbey. A slow, mocking smirk spread across Cecile's lips. "Did you hear him, Mrs. White?" Cecile'
caught on a rock. She stumbled, her arms flailing wildly for a second
d, "Fine. Let's see what kind of mag
n the path, her cameramen strugglin
down and gently tapped Damien on t
tle knight," s
praise. He quickly looked away, staring at the trees, but the
but the cold wind biting through her thi
yes fixed on the town below.
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