Whispers of Belonging

. Although it was still two months away, I knew that we still had our graduation celebration. The school was considerate enough to postpone the

regret, I had to comply. As I got to the house, I inhaled deeply. I said to myself, "I hope nothing bad happens," as I pulled

ed to cook because it made me think of my mother and her gentle hands, who had taught me how to cook at a very young age. She would always tell

n minutes past six. This meant I had fifteen more min

, I paid them no mind. Ignoring certain habits always worked better and spared me from a punch. "I'm ready to go! "I desi

ce flush. Some of his buddies hit me for fun the last time I saw them. They were nasty guys with nasty minds, and if they really wanted to, t

and Dad's eyes. I felt less anxious thinking about him, so

what it meant. The five men I had previously met were there when I looked behind him. It was these guests who gave me the

was covered, I felt too vulnerable to their wandering ideas. I had to leave. I nearly passed ou

to l

rything had a conclusion. I would never give these mongrels up on my youth. I would not give away the one and only thing I had in my life as long as I lived. I was holding onto it, not for scum

With lightning speed, he got up and snatched my hair. A girl's hair was one of her weaknesses be

hair even though I was going to fall. Rather, he struck me in the stomach again. I felt the tears

d "sister" come out of his unclean mouth, I scowled. I could see he was

t. Remember-a fucking child? As a brother, you were fired when you began to kick the shit out of me! I'm over this garbage. I shou

thes now and give these guys the performance

to be high! Whoa, you really are. I'm going to stop l

quirm. While I was screaming, he took off my pants and I gave him a lucky kick to the knee. He hit me and yelled, "You bitch!" The guys appeared to be enjoying the show, but I kept looking at them, hoping for a miracle. They patiently awa

ed to kill him, said one of the ugly men. If only I could escape Raymond'

to face Raymond again. "Your parents would be extremely disappointed in you. To even refer to you as their son would make them laugh. It is unfortunate

. I saw an opportunity there, quickly raised my knee, and struck his tender spot. He released me after fli

nd me. When they placed money on my body, they would not let me go. I c