THE MAFIA'S STOLEN CHILDREN

er's

e and I get out of the small bed we all share wincing slightly at the pain from m

inny?" I as

eplies quietly in Spanish as well. She says it like it doesn't matter b

heir breakfast and then we can leave for school," A

ts bra in the way. The new scarring was barely starting to heal but it wasn't infected which was a good s

roken or out of place

nting nothing else than to take my sisters and get us all out of here. "It's ok, Sawyer, I'm fine this is nothing new, you know that. Three years and they won't be able to come after us." She gives me a small smile and pulls her shir

ends will look for us and if they can't find us then they will go to the police who will and we will get a long punishment for it. Once we turn 18 they can't keep us here we can leave with the money we are trying to save up and live free from everything. Quinn looks at me and sighs and

d ruffles my hair and I groan and she laughs softly which inevitably makes me smile

f our backpacks but she is quick to grab her own. "Quinn let me car

e was still clean from last night so we were able to meet Avery in the kitchen as she was finishing their breakfast and we all walked outside after checking ea

out of my mind as well as deal with the pain from all my bruises. It's not like the school care

to go either. Even though I know Quinn really doesn't want to go to school

of emotionlessness on. Most people at school fear us after we got into a couple of fights and got suspended a few times. It's not like it mattered but it gave us a reputation. People don't

Mortar sarcastically commented as

or," Avery replied with a smirk, and Quinn and I laughed und

ns. I smirked at my sisters and then plugged in some earbuds to listen to a crime podcast Quinn figured out how to download on our beat-up cell phone. Quinn and Avery were also not paying an

. Mortar and gave her a

but nodded, "That's correct." and the

r! You are just such a great teacher and everythin

et out of my

did I do wrong Mrs. Motor? I

low a fuse, "You three out of my classroom

uld we?" Avery sighed, grabbing her bag and walkin

ut sweetly as she followed behind

rything and we are the stupid ones." Avery declared as she marched to the front doors Quinn and I followed

rity called out to us. We walked the way to the junkyard we

us questions. They also let us hang out there saying it's better than us hanging

s that are beyond the junkyard but they don't discuss t

rs. Avery climbs to the roof of one car after grabbing her pack of cigarettes and lighter Quinn climbs into one of the cars that still has seats in it but is missing its roof and lays down looki

till here" Quinn wh

killed." I know that they know this but none of us want to acknowledge the fact that our plans and saving

away; it never works." The same finality of the si

ar enough away this time as long as w

us dying even though I mentioned it first. None of this was right, what did any of us do to deserve what the

istic view was punctuated by a dull hopeless voice knowing

e sky and in a silent exchange, we all got up and heade