Falling For The Tycoon

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ity has earned me several body bruises and a trip to a place I

r bags?" my Father asks, walking

own my cheeks. "Please let me stay here, I

ed and begins to close my suitcase

o," I say, slidi

e, I won't menti

my suitcase and looks at

issa," I say and he sla

u can't keep your mouth shut so come o

f the room. I get off my knees and c

ses it. That's when I found my Father having sex with Aunt Carissa, Mom's older sister. I stood frozen at the door until my Father started beating the hell out of

n. Dad doesn't say a word to me until m

he says, rubbing my shoulders with both hands. Anyone around us

man from doing just what he says. "I wo

ill be waiting for you at

ow seat, plug my AirPods, and lean my head against the window, wat

the table and they all join the kid in a pretend play. It reminds me of my own family - Mom, Dad, and me - and how loving Dad was to me before he changed into the bea

r says something to me, but the music in my ears is too loud, so I just offer her a smile. The train comes to a stop and the family leaves. I hu

There are so many people around, hugging and laughing. Then th

nd myself looking at a tall man, almost my father'

ackson?"

that his first name is the only

taking it to his car. I follow behind him and slide into the

ng the car. "You were about seven the l

nty-one,

I heard she moved to

nsferred to another state for work so I only get to s

e season like in Ph

just as it is everywhere else, jolly

and continues to

father know each ot

he replies. "And we're

ch more violent a man who i

a stop in front of a house decorated i

st as I open mine. She comes straight to hug m

" she says, sm

k at her, "

of the house and comes

r son, Mark

nd and I shake it

stopped talking about you since y

follow her to the house. She introduces me to her t

s go down and have dinner," she says

ogether and it makes me wonder why

countdown tonight. Would you like

nry before responding

lov

s. "We start of

t," I

Anna says, wiping her hands on a s

w Year's Eve celebration. One that she'll nev

hem to watch a family movie every Christmas or New Year's Eve and spend quality time as a family, and

d I leave. We use the same car

dy for this

here are

ub, been

twenty-one, of c

ifferent kind of cl

fferent

holidays, singles countdown and k

ow that's what happe

. "To answer your question

, "Thou

club with glowing neon signs

e some fun

to the club and I f

s and I start sipping o

re until all the lights in

hen everyone in the clu

ine! Ei

othing I've experienced before. Before I know it, I'm kissing Mark back and it feels so good. I didn't expect my day to end like this. When he pulls away, I slowly open my eyes and the club lights up once again. Surprisingl

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st kis