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, the rest of the things were bland and lacked style. The furniture was worn-out and the atmosphe

acing around the sitting

l's gaze remained glued to the ground, one thing was to vow to never shed a tear be

o kill him?" she said h

ria tore her gaze from the ground and stared into the eyes of the

to school and you what do you do

ough, so why do you expect anything from me? Huh? Yes, I'm a stabber! Yes, I tried to kill

uptly turn to the other side, she

And when I stood up for myself everyone had a problem with it?! Isn't that cynical?! You never

ctoria remained still, not startled by the woman's sudden chan

stared at the woman in front of her unmoved, she knew she wasn't in her right s

, was her mother, who loved her a lot. It was moments like this that convinced Victoria of that thought,

d to erupt, "it's okay mom, it's fine, everything is just fine. I'm fine, you'r

a silver platter, she smiled before releasing the hug, she looked into the woman's eye

*

ever love

didn't know whether to tell her the truth or just pl

e?" Victoria's vision blurred

ia spoke. "I- I did

d? B

out of it, she frowned as she began to walk away,

**

ria w

nts drained her

si

she didn't have to go to that dreaded school today. she

om for a bath, she waited for the bath to get filled before entering it. she

rst into giggled as a hole was u

y Cleanse her of her fi

fourteen-year-old was fed up, tired and emotionally drained, so she just stay

a quick shower instead. With a blue towel tied around her chest, she came out of the bathroom. she was about to apply her lotion when she recalled there were chi

ed with the devil. a cruel being she was, Victoria smiled as she t

e. A bit startled. Victoria looked out the window and he

asm and the mere fact he had the

name on it," she said as s

umor!" he said a

n where Claudia had set up breakfast, ignoring

ollege mother," she said

id, not losing focus

ll," she said sitting on a ch

n on the sixteen-year-old teenager in front of h

s personally, they are just kids, Mariana is your cousin s

ink I'm maki

tori

ays in the wrong place at the wrong time,

gan but stopped when she saw

r said, realizing her

oria stood up and walked out of the kitchen leaving the half-eaten

I'm not speaking gibberis

whispered as a tear

mbled to herself as she threaded her hands continuously through her hair.She paced about her room whisper

u? I know they are laughing at me

he said as she threw th

like this..." she fell to the grou

but she lo

ame they called 'fun'

was

ll this h

eauty, the ill-luck of attraction, a pinch

ok to turn her l

sixteen-year-old do that was so cruel it

e worth it? did the lives she took deserve forgiveness? Did she