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17 y

now. "I have something important to

"Is everything alrigh

g is fine... "Just com

but why are y

hat; just come home,

y –" My mom cuts me

re then." "Bye, Mom, s

I will be waiting fo

rig

e she hangs up. I gave the phone

said, "Oh pumpkin pie, I think your mama is going to pic

, "I'll come

along!" she said and tur

Composition Class and p

ain; this time, my mom was t

as relieved to h

ers that she was filling out in her litt

le smiling and pushing some of

about?" I asked, lo

could see that she was

n her bag to make

now." She said and guided my shoulders towar

but I could feel that my mom

from the blazing sun. I blinked several time

all the way from the school to our house. The atmo

t another ordinary house that anyone could pass by. But today, it w

away from our house. I heard my mo

art.Tell me now, mom! "What exactly is THIS?"I pointe

paused, deciding whether she wanted to break it to m

and started walking towards th

are you and Laura doin

my eyebro

ve a damn good explanation about this w

led at him before shaking his hand. But there was something in

at the

loomingdale's magazine cover, so thin and beauti

g very well," M

ed at

lso looked like a male mode

ds.I can tell you that girls of his type will fa

led m

he sun. My head started

his mother was whispering something

let’s go inside." My mom said that a

, I could feel

y mom said, and they

essing whether my body is the type he prefers.I didn

nt, my fathe

ther said Again, I sense something

ra

nd looked at me,

im back and nud

d, and I can’t

on?" I asked, inter

t foolish in front of the

turned t

honey?" mother said, cla

ld I say this, honey?" phase, i

ulp

nd my back, hoping it was

ea

yer. Please, don't

d I say it?" Mo

nd sat back. I was t

soft spot between his index finger and thumb f

ned herself. And by the name Lorenzo Spears, I knew who he was—the hottie in

nt to make sure she was not joking. My mom has a funny personality, but this

tead, my father started speakin

om. "What is this about?" I asked and was about

why you had to keep eating these medicines and why you coul

impatiently this time. I can

wake up from this

"you know the story whe

he doctor cured me by giving me the medicin

really weak; you could have passed away, but this special doctor decided

ot to be kiddi

ut this is the truth.

"Why didn't you explain this when I asked you about the medicine when I was 8?!" I said I

understand. Mom explained that she was getting up to settle me down. She p

ed to me by saying that you told me everything when I asked you: "Did you tell me everyt

s only for your goods. "I'm sorry," mom apologized as she took a step clos

HAD HAD ENOUGH!"I screamed, "THI

one away and r

have to get away! M

y from the sun's blazing rays. I continued running and running and running,

rything for me... everything bad!She doesn't care about my feel

tears and looked

ps behind me. I turned

ued running, but I

! I wanted to

and I quickly wip

ou going?" h

ing to the swing

d said again, "Where

re, asshole?"

t snapped ba

n." He smirked and gently brushed his index f

I said so and sent him dagger lo

hate him so mu

oing to swing

nds," he said, tryi

. I kicked him several times, and he moved every time.

for a moment, a

he problem, I thought, an

nd walked home. I wanted to walk home, so I looked b

d stopped. He wal

p you?" I

ed any help

stop stalking me, st

e sure you are

outed at him, "Do you need the definition of alone?" Or do you want me to spell the

e.I extend my hand to touch the bark of the tree. I walked all the way home. I wa

heard my f

ogether, don't you agree?" a woman's vo

better for them,"

to get as close to ea

hrew the door open, and their conv

honey; now

want to focus me on doing something that I have never wanted. "I unde

rt, I—" m

rest of my life. I told you that I don't want to marry anyone when I

listen. I stomped up the stairs and into the r

ou!" and throw my brush at the door. I don't care if it was my mother or fathe

maybe an hour, or mayb

own there; I could hear their voice. I knew if I wen

. They've already planned everything, and I'm su

threw everything in; I did

ter everything was packed. I threw