The Girl With The Mark

2&3: THE

e morning birds. The pain from the marking

e could still feel the h

oom, like it was her fi

Hanley made it out of

fs into her backpack with he

r called from the outside. " Hanley!!

ey?!" She y

said, not minding how lo

hi

f a brother and defini

n Hanley and yet, most times he

ack into her wardrobe,

heal who is able to

her room, down to the dinning room where the

ing, her mind was here and there, busy on

essful sneak out of the hous

nkey." Micheal complained, g

better shut the fu*k up or I hel

her mother. " We've talked about

warn this black mouth f

gaze to her son. " Did you y

he was asleep

to your sister,

mbarrassed. It didn

ue out at him, giving

perate Hanley was to go, n

family went out, Hanle

one her duties, made di

oving it all into her backpack. Then she wrote

ay from here. Please, don't come looking f

till have a long way to go in this life. Move o

but it's also for my own good. Take good c

riend Flo. She knew if she had to tell her, they

or, she began to run. She didn't stop from runnin

it to catch her lost breath. " Phew!

rief rest. At night, Hanley would gath

The wind blew on her ski

nket for herself. Even the creepy soun

re watching her. And this only made

ticular. She was ready to go anywher

she heard voices of little kids and she knew h

a small ball. She thought of them to be alone so

nt they saw her, they

ut they didn't stop from running.

oreover, the kids weren't alone as she had thought. The

rted her to him. " You said what?" He asked

" He asked ag

y's direction. " There."

ding, watching them. " I'm sorry

just kids. By the way, I'm Andre

She said, return

ngs, Hansel and Gre

retty names."

if I may ask? Are you kin

a long story. I'm searching for a place to resid

take you home f

w held Gretel's. The walk was a bit q

he made much efforts to create a fixed and concre

o stay outside while he goes in

that his mother wasn't the aggre

the feminine voice ask. " Oh, Andrew, yo

inform you first,

eping to your manners. Okay, okay. Now let her in, w

shering Hanley in. " You'r

n, glaring around the w

utside. Though it was a little smaller than her own hom

ning. " Sh

ed. " Andrew told me he met you at th

Yes, of

y attitude. Have a

one of the sof

he sofa opposite Hanley. " So

d say, I ran a

at her surprise

d story, though. My pare

ng me this... complica

older than I am. They think I'm old enough to get married and t

you l

for a place to stay for a while and raise a little fun

lp you but, my home looks little an

able, I'd say. You

e said and Hanley followed him as they trail

eside the window. It was smaller than he

know it's t

ect." She i

er. " I'll be going to the market, w

perfect time to get to know more abou

go with you

eft. You can let me know when y

e, I

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