Terms Of Betrayal

of disgust when h

walks into the room, shutting

first time. Her eyes switch faster than the speed of

uch. I had a lot to do yesterd

going today?" She asks as she jumps on him, kissing

ing a little meeting with a worker of

ace suddenly

thin my power to avoid the glar

instant

he laughs as though f

that thing?

e sendi

escapes my lips this time. I ha

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voice now holding

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hirt you are

trail

am wearing on my uniform. It w

ers, she owned a Laundromat. It looke

talking abou

ee on it and told one of the cleaners to go get it washed. T

says, st

nd almost curse myself. Of all

de, knowing I'm losing the bat

g on Dav

ndromat, I have nothing to wear

n get you a new

ling now an

k t

at Cynthia's face I almost wis

rounds in shock. I quickly look a

of heels and I lift up my head. The ne

w one, you poor, good for not

e you can afford it? I blame t

my precious clothes to your cheap slut of a

ieving what has just happ

king sl

David's voice sna

He says, holding her on the shoulders and pulling her

can

ses my tongue or the adrenaline

y mother but I

" I

for the first time. "I mean... I wa

shift to

lo

speak to you later, Cynthia?" David says but his eyes are

she might slap me again. But she just turns away, slamming

u want?" David asks

brain for what to say. I only

now how I knew that he

I goin

don't

s before I can process t

t money for her surgery. I'm not

I'm asking. I just want you to

t I'm go

I finally stopped tal

d for a moment he seems to be

ey when you can just steal i

or when I

nd a sharp pai

ld I-I was just dusting your s

I said

u can do for me that I want?"

osity is the dominant em

ean, I can scrub, I can grovel and

ns back to look at me. He takes

making my

way from me, so close I

thieves. Get