aiting for me in the living room, as they always do, to chastise me for being late. I'm not sure if they genuinely care about me or if they just want to have power over m

legs and hands are cuffed and who is guarde

' Mom's high-pitched voice was a source of

.' I responded by loo

s. She is sarca

s the most terrifying person in this house, not my mother. If he doesn't like your response to his

e said every day that you

ck, Mom. I think

om. 'You say you watched a movie for four h

nt to see

nt than studying for

me. I learn more interesting things from watching than fr

your room,' Mom said as she approached me. 'Forever.' Sh

actly what I needed to say. And what did she have to say about it? Does she intend to confi

they took that away from me from the beginning. And now that I'm already struggling, it's getting harder for me to even breathe. So, how did I manage to stay

my pajamas and sat on my bed to rest my entire body. There is an immediate desire to speak with someone else. Then I think of Nilliam, w

ntact him?'

ating whether or n

se, I don't have

time thinking about him or anything else

I simply shut

ok!' I burst out laughing.

le to send him a m

rn it on, I noticed myself re

ly shut dow

t. I haven't smiled in a long time, so I

acation at the time, I recall. Yes. I'm not really a part of their vacation because they were the only ones having fun, and I was only in the hotel room havin

re the wretchedest of the wretched. What did I do to them for treating me so disrespectfully? So I brought my camera, a gift from my uncle for my 13th birthday, and photographed the nightlife. My sand foo

you doing here as well?' Our paths crossed in the middle of the night when we were both alone and aimlessly wandering around. It's just that I'm enjoying my newfound freedom. I felt a little warmth in my heart while looking at the firefly, which caused me to smile for a

'm lying back down in

our?' Then I looked at my phone, I'm

said over

e b*tch

other end of the line

at do you w

wn! Where you

at home,' I re

elle

se photograph N

ho

lejo. Please don't

ever me

n each other in Histor

e Joker, who I was thinking about e

ied with no excit

him and email them to me. I'm sure

. Tom

now.' Gean let

s f*cki

insane. She's c

baby

will kill

disconnected. SH

h a text message. 'H

s to me. I will c

I called her again, but she ha

lled Gean one day. I guarantee

use the car is that my parents would be awakened if they heard it was in use. As a result, I'm taking a cab from here to Nilliam's

during the taxi ride, I attempted to contact

she wants me to do, I

w everything she puts in my mouth in order to keep that information hidden from the rest of the world. I'm go

ked right in. I was prepared with my camera in case I happened to see him at their window, door, or anywhere else. Ge

curious if anyone is at home,

hts are stil

home. Someone just tapped me on the shoulder from beh

ooking for

lieve it's

cture clearly,' she said. Then she gave me a friendly smile. That

his is extremely embarrassing

r home and sat on the so

me here sitting like a dog who had been caught che

Of course, he was taken aback when he saw me. E

am,' I said a

talked, and I explained why I had unexpectedly visited

all?' h

thing else he wants? He's

e and we could have done

OUR PHONE NUMBER. I

y if I'm both

ave to yell, Nill

Gean. I'll just do it tomorrow. Her mother then emerged from their kitchen and invited us to d

'm hoping our house is in the same shape. They are simple but warm because of their smiles. I kept a close eye on them. While I was eating, I enjoyed listening to them,

need to get home.'

ing now?' Nil

' Then I dashed out of the

d went into my room and found that I wasn't ther

ad

e, or I'm going

did he manage to snag her

e, with our car parked next to him, and I r

e right now. 'I followed you here because I saw you sneaking out of the house.' He fixed his

amera at school, a

e here now. You have classes the next day. Are you t

st think that it

om my grasp tossed it in t

t. Smack me across the face. I'm excited about it.

car!' he yel

g had happened. Dad didn't say anything, not a single word, as

ns me, scolds me, and demoralizes me. I'm already familiar with all of that. Every line, as well as

Are you stupid?!' Mom exclaimed w

d! She is correct. Her only

time!', my father e

I've been in this situation for a long time, and their words have lost their power over me. Nothing can hurt me any l

indow. A firefly greeted me as I looked out the window. I opened my window to let the firefly in. It swooped around my room, as if he was showering me with the light he'd brought w