BLOODY LIFE
She was going to listen to what I had to say this time, and all of he
t I'd had, coming home to a nearly
girl," sh
ched for her hand, "You already know what I'm going to say. This has to stop
d away from me. "Y
o change. I'm glad you're alive, and that I got to you
what it really was. I wasn't talking to my mom, I was talking to the addiction. The addiction was her demon, and that demon hated me. So
d to tell myself that over and over. How can you blame a three-year-old for getting a fever at daycare and needing to get picked
so bitter that she never shared anything about him with me. She was drinking to forget, always, and so
word, I stood an
en and her family when I reached them. "She wasn't as bad a
, said while running a supportive hand along my back. "Why don't y
d, but I have a biology exam tomorrow that I haven't studied for, and I also ha
was going to give you anothe
have forgotten she gave me the extension. I faile
dn't go home sick," J
really did wish I could stay with them, go to sl
in the house alone?" Jen whispe
t before," I
ange number back right before you beeped in on my cell. Some guy said Jackson
ied to keep
king you up, and why didn't
t you're going to say." I eyed her, "Listen, it was stupid, I won't b
uy on the phon
ess. He took Jase and Paul down like they
ome, "I can't believe you'r
what happened between the mysterious dude and me. I patted he
t me to sta
er now. I highly doubt those idiots
the
a'am,"
his alone time, and I did feel safe in my home. I glanced up at the clock, it was
ted by tonight's events and the thoughts of what would ha
nce I had gotten off of work start to wear off. I began sobbing in fear of how close Jackson and h
I washed my hair. I ran my fingers aggressively over my lips, scrubbi
omb out my hair and tell me everything would be okay tonight. The pain of her not being exactly what I needed right now so I could just be a regular teenager instead of the tough,
up from the tub and dried off. I brushed a towel over the fogged mirror and stared at my puffy, brown eyes. My exhaustion showed all
mfort into my aching body. I crawled onto my bed and settled into my fluffy pillo
o green cat eyes peering at me from my open window. It meowed
e curious cat who managed to climb the ivy vine
my bed. "Aren't you a brave little thing," I laughed as it purre
" The cat purred loudly in response. "Well, I know everyone in this neighborhood, Mr. Boots," I scratched un
fully sat down on the ledge and looked out into the darkness. H
rbell at this time of nig
m as if to answer the door himself. I slipped into the first bedroom out of the three we had
d to myself as I watched the guy who re
ing ahead of me and stretching its
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