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cause moments later we all got

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Shelly

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spital San Fransisco stepping

ospital gown and

er 18 after a high school party. She was found miles away on the beach by a dog walker

ression, paranoia and other delusions. It's an urgent mat

00 dollars for the safe

sisco. There was an link that let to an website from

larly. Thinking of my aunt Kendra, I have never seen her care of Shelly for that part, but i

she never had a mother or uncle? What if she made it all up and she really lives with foster paren

Tia you know her the longest, has she ever been depressed?' Sam ask

eave. I have to think. This is all too much for me. If this is true, Shelly lied to me abou

f she has a good reason for l

en you don't know. Sam, just leave

Before we opened it, suddenly I felt two tiny arms embrac

was with the strange message? The girl ran upstairs again after a warning from her sister and we walked back to where we p

will find it.' Sam said. Smart. I didn't think of it

s filling them. I had dumped the wig and other stuff the moment I came on boa

is your cous

nd I pushed myself

earlier. The way she looked at you at the party. The way she speaks, like she never came from the neighborhood I grew up in. The way you felt guilty for not bri

was waiting for me to confirm his questions, but could I? I swore to my father never to talk about her, never to tell anyone who she r

m so angry with you right now, Jule

ever tell any

n in your family Jule? W

cared to go home and confront them. But to be honest, I couldn't stay here forever. It was just a mat

cousin.' Sam

what she likes to do in her spare time, when her birthday is. I didn't even know she went to SNHS before I sa

d for the first time that week. I asked Tia why she gave her the cupcake and she told me it was Shelly's birthday, so I skipped lunch and went to buy her a

in his eyes. He was angry with me and my family. 'Where ar

k. Think about us, you, Shelly, everything. I can't

ed in the Weekland family. While the rest of the family had brown hair. My mother and Jaden had slight lighter brown hair than the rest of us, Shelly had blond curls. She looked so much like her father, with the

d why do I suddenly fee

lly

en home since Thursday night. I don't know how to feel about that. I didn't miss it though. I didn't miss my room with the ugly blue walls. My four poster bed I hate. My desk I like to drew on. The windows with stick foil that wi

or once. I peed, washed my hands and tried to brush some knots out of my hair with my fingers. It was useless. I considered taking a shower. I was a guest here. Was I even allowed to take a shower? I hadn't showered in days I could tell b

. I covered myself with the towel.

d private parts, leaving my arms, neck and my legs bare for her to see. My back was turn

didn't know

king at my scars with pity, anger and sadness in her eyes. I had never someone look at me that way, except for two persons now: Ben was the other one and Maya. Maya was my doctor at

cloth myself, but waited for me outside when I opened the door. Walking was still hard for

whisper, honey.'

old from an early age, that I had to speak very soft, so people couldn't hear me. If they ever heard me, I got punished. I got punished a lot

think she was even scared to touch me. She gave me something to eat. Some fruits and yogurt. I was hungry and ate it all. She also gave me

her. 'I saw her scars. It's even worse than I imagined. I told her she didn't need to whisper and she told me s

r her at work, but came out blank, like she doesn't even exist. No information

wo pair of eyes followed my voice. 'I'm not de

en. She is clearly afraid of me. 'Th

n in front of me on the other couch. 'Tel

fteen years old and I live

for her to move and sit down too.

your family?' Tanya asked wh

allowed

ear. She hold on to Ben's arm and she was hiding

n caressed her arm and cont

allowed

it, Sh

Trust me. I'm onl

he scar

alarm of sort. They looked terrified to

y, but I have to bring you back, before it gets out of

t he helped me. I didn't tell him, I coul