A Raven And Her Wolves

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almost through the door and away from the troub

left foot joins my right, the final step through the open doo

r whore mom wouldn't have kicked he

wraps around my throat like my mother's hands

where I

over the calm bravado I att

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hey alwa

hit to, I snatch the closest tray off the nearest table and in one sw

eaks against her head an

ified gaze flying to mine. I wait until our stares connect, then quickly ki

escape, not that I

help and everyone rushes to the asshole on the floors side because she's 'the

take it, do

a whore. The dirtiest of dirty. Straight trai

esn't get

her get away with disrespectin

her, the failure she is, taught me one

's all a girl li

espect

e, doesn't look my way, but why would he? Here I stand, caught red-ha

second someone called for hel

y from home - the cheap wooden chair with a ripped-up burgund

but yesterday I got caught smoking behind th

s in another

he charges in and slams himself into the seat

mouth girl – who very well may still be bleeding all

cking

dges me and my too-tight

k, taunt

say or do that could possibly be as f

hair and lean forward. "

n inch and as if he can't help

have no se

another thing lea

Ms. Carver. Every time I issue a w

across my face, he clears

eighteen months and honestly, you

op back against the seat

s serious. You've got the entire school's

t get on with it alr

g his hands and leaning forward a

slice

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ave a soci

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nth

n, li

red lady wearing slacks and a button-down. She re

, I'm Mar

ou coming so quickly." He

ng eyes and tight-lipped smile more curious th

do or don't say here, she's already got

s briefed me on your home situation and past issues, and at this

fore I can stop it. 'My moth

don't care what I have to say, fine. But we are removing you from the home. I'll take you to grab your things and then i

dtime? Or is that job left to the man there wh

Folk sighs. "Is there something