Beneath The Mask Of Beauty
f the table. She had been hoping to avoid her, at least for a little while longer. The events of
ile spreading across her face. "Good m
table. She sat down beside Momma, trying to ignore the fe
weather to Lisa's schoolwork. Lisa responded politely, but her mind
a file. "I have a surprise for you, Lisa,"
se of trepidation. What could Mom
picture of her brother Jojo. But it wasn't the Jojo she remembered
dead. He had died alongside their parents in the attack five years ago. L
t everything she thoug
houghts. "Jojo is alive, Lisa.
ma's. "What do you mean?" she aske
orial tone. "I've been taking care of Jojo for y
Momma kept this secret from her?
you to work for me, Lisa. When you're done with col
en punched in the gut. Es
ther bombshell. "You'll work for me for seven years, Lisa
Seven years? What kind of perso
ep. "If you don't cooperate, L
to throw up. The life of her
room for an escape. She needed to get out of th
to the bathroom," Lisa sta
ery well, Lisa. But don't think about try
to get out of there, but for now, she just neede
g down around her. She had thought she had found a new family with Momm
hroom, Lisa couldn't help but wonder
down. But as she looked at her reflection in the mir
the bathroom door, "Lisa, don't take too
ized that her nightmare was far from ov
hoice. She could either cooperate with Momma and risk losing herself forev
but as Lisa looked at her reflec
to come. And as she opened the bathroom door, Lisa k