Echoes of Silence and Facades: A Tale of Healing and Unspoken Bonds

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lenched tight. I quickly grabbe

e guys, I set my beer down an

verythi

s in the fridge in case you come home late. And if you could get so

s holding. Dad was safe.

she asked, her voice a bit tense. W

be home soon,"

lly. No rash driving. And wear your seatbelt. I

m! I know. I'll

r. Love yo

you to

g to leave before she asked if I'd be home late. Everything

athe. This feeling was happening more often.

it. Dad was such a good man. He didn't deserve this.

s was destroying all of us, and I couldn't tell anyone. Dealing with

and I looked up to see who

a white sundress. Black eyes l

n't have to pretend for anyone. She didn't hav

ide if I was dangerous or if I needed help. Her

d over to her. I almost expec

ing she'd run. She didn't deserve this. Using her to ease my pain wasn't right. I was angry and couldn

ty in her eyes. She wasn't off like Adh

me like you want a taste

is girl, though, didn't do anything more than blink. She didn't back

interested in me. I wasn't used to that. I wa

as something else. I had to touch her to see if she was real. The perfec

e wasn't wearing lipstick. She didn't need

warned her, even though I shoul

ching. The only thing that gave her away was the pulse in her ne

he was backed against the tree behind her. "Told you to run,

inst mine, nothing could be more perfect than that moment. I wanted to savor that feeling, bottle up that moment. I

at had

s, pressing her against a tree and taki

girl didn't

knew that one look at those swollen lips from our kiss, and

from her. I di

wrong, like I was leaving