Sleeping with the Enemy
a
rs. The two-story home was once considered a beautiful house in a nice neighborhood. Over the years, the neighborhood had become less affluent and
off. They w
If I waited for someone to answer, I could be waiting
noring. I flipped on a light, not wanting to step on him in case he had passed out on the floor. I spott
om
heard he
at the kitchen table with an empty cup in her
me," she said. "
hat you cured with you
ays smarter than everyone else. You don't know what it's like to l
che, I take a couple Advil. I d
re me? I know, I know, you hate me. Your parents are a
aged to stick in that empty
empty cup. I watched her, waiting for her to figure out it was empty. Sh
the Kendell house. They had probably started partying on Friday and we
t of there,"
s a mess. It was always a mess. I pushed open my father's office door and gagged. The smell of stale alcohol and what smelled a
ed through the scattered papers and wadded-up napkins. I didn't want to know. I just wanted the stupid book. I knew exactly what it looked
ink, loading dishes into the dishwasher. "Hayden!" I exclai
lept and missed the bu
n this shithole. We had talked with my parents about letting her come to live with me in the past, but they'd always refused. The
ing my tone. "Why don'
t my mom, th
get your
ith a curious expr
you will be com
widened.
a smile. "Le
ther asked, apparently comi
o Hayden, who was still standing in front of the sink. I could see the uncertain
re?" she me
posit
t of the kitchen, and the sound of her footsteps running upstairs followed. I turned to look at
, I
kid!" sh
her go with me and I won't call the police. If you want
s going to have a heart
ll up, and let me try to help this gir
She was too stoned to do a damn thing about it and we both knew it. Hayden appeared in the kitchen
asked her w
as back to staring into her cup. The hurt on Hayden's face almost killed me. I q
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