pte

sm

ckened face, I knew something was up. she move

asked, trying to inhale cal

red, she unfold her arms, swingin

my way to my father's room. his wife was sea

she complained. she was alrea

d nervously, b

uits in the messiest way. I honestly wondered why my father would marry my mother's younger

on to get sacked by Scott. he has always wanted to send me away, saying the shop doesn't have so much money

meet her eyes, and then I remembered I had some things to t

hers so I know when to discontinue. she's always mad at me, always looking for someth

e in the next three weeks." I checked my pocket quickly, bringing out the list of admission papers, "Here it is! not to

to me. "About that," she pitifully twitched her lips and then I knew something was wrong, "You're not going. your

cation unimportan

S

you need to attend college, we've done a lot for you by letting you attend high school,

ed I let that out, "What did you say... g

the life you have given me until now... I was just saying

as you! your mother died of a disease, leaving you with nothing! nothing

the only thing I could boast she left me but it was o

mother, she wanted whatever she had and she made sure to get it. her mother stole my Grandpa away, a

ears about to burst from my eyes, I looked around the house for a quiet place, there was none, the twins were in their rooms, I and Lily share a

psack, and shoe, Leavin

e back of our home, my

l and my life was the opposite of it. I inhaled the fresh air, taking off my shoes carefully and folding my pants to knee-length, and then I walke

e, she told me this was the best place to connect

eart. I needed to sketch out something. I jumped out of the

ye and praying it works this time. I just got a flash of something I needed to draw out, my moth

to wear the same dre

wor

etch out the dress, from the bodice to the lower par

the shaky bushes at the other end of the river,

echo. "come out, I'm not scared of you..." I sound weird. no o

the sky, it was already getting late and I shou

ain fell on my face, it was starting to shower, alt

eek as moist as ever. I picked out my best smile, they would never see me in pain. I jogged

cold, "Open up Luna! Luke?" I called the twins, they didn't ha

nock again, it got opened from the inside. Janet, my stepmom, had a sinister look on her face,

ound, twisting her braid with her index finger while chewing s

don't want you around our house, Jas," she called my name. Lily was givi

t was the first time I needed his help, even though he never care

asked, acting clueless. Lily pulled me

my fingers around

ant you here." I think the noise called my father's attentio

leave." Said Janet. he looked from her to me, helplessly, "

I did

enging you now,

to hear anything Clark! this is the height of it, she disrespected me by walking away from me while I was still talking

ing them out, including my mother's teenage dresses which I wore occasionally, "Luna, Luke, fling those trash away!" They used all their mights, pushing the broken luggage bag, it flew open in mid-air, and so did my s

lips, Jasmine, STAY AWAY FROM ME AND MY FAMILY." she read it out loud, claiming the

closing it on my face. it was

ined only at the end.. I gathered the useful ones, fixing them In my file book to dry later before picking my clothes, they all need a thor

was done arranging all the stuff I wished to take with me, then I remembered I hide some cash recently. I quickly

. they were my lifesaver, not much of that thoug

the gate, I could not help but look back once more, I had som

ering at me

pression of, 'You lost, I won.' she did promise me th

re with her mother finally gaining hierarchy over everything which naturally belonge

g matters, Number one,