Enemies in love

into our house; nothing was the same an

ears old, experiencing strange s

e didn't even look at me. Sometimes, it seemed like s

he had become an aggressive man,

world. He gave me gifts and did everything I asked for. It

ompany on TV, but in one of the news re

me in tears. I was immediately alarmed by her expre

y the arm and

d to tell me somet

talking about Dad, and I felt

estroyed in a massive explosion, and Dad

e die? No!

iar! You want to ke

ed and tried t

is not lying. There was a terrible accident, and

You're just a opportunist and a coward who has been hurting my

ry, but there's no use taking it out on me o

u don't even know half of the anger I'm fe

ything. He is just, and su

ld do was cry. I couldn't believe Dad had died. How could he? How

girl. Mom cried and hugged me tightly – the same hug Dad had giv

ould become of me now? I wanted to die, but Mom needed me;

re. I wanted to wake up and know that Dad was alive, and no explosion had happened. But when I wo

was already pack

d grab this backpack. We need to ta

followed her. I couldn't abandon her; she was all I had no

oing to Aunt Samantha's house, who lived on a small island called

s, and Mom said we were running away from him.

med us warmly; she was a woman in her forties, a spinster. She had been alone, j

TV while she and Aunt Samantha talked. They whispered so I wouldn't hea

g that revenge would lead her nowher

man. I will kill him! I w

ard them mention Jeremias's name more than once. Mom said she had falle

ossible for him to succeed si

evealed that Dad had made a new will,

I tried to get closer when I was

ntil I recognized

Mom will avenge; you'll pay fo

shouted for me not to say anyth

my life if Jeremias found us. Mom realized that Aunt Samantha's house was no longer safe for us, so

ming. I felt obligated to protect her, and every time she had a nightmare, I h

an unknown village called Fetmancity. It was a calm place and se