a beat. My legs lingered, but this wa

d interviewers. Their gazes fixed on m

is..." I

slashed by a woman

aching me as I tried to smile. I

he interview is over. Perhaps next

me like thorns, my dreams

ked so hard for this job. So

my eyes, but I refu

s a mistake. Something came up... p

idates like you seek employment here. Knowing the competitive environm

d, my gaze dropping as I left the office. I w

ve slept off?

ched me from the streets,

make hi

olice? Dad would su

.." I hated that. He al

ng within me, I s

ger would be a whole s

ream job, everythi

of the in

ve gotten so d

am I t

ause of that c

g the eyes upon me. I wanted to

hard to find i

go upstairs, a fai

e you com

n mine. "Where we

k his daughter w

creaming, con

ue, trying to destr

ung my heart

I had bee

to esca

tairs, leaving hi

on her face. I nearly lynched that witch you know she re

ng before I tossed my pause

must I hope they will? Of course, they

ust wanted

nd how all seemed to cr

by myself, listening to some

A constant tug of war and flood of memories ke

eems to be gettin

ding away with the

landing a sini

song all day, w

tual lone , and a remi

met me on my bed, still down

oom, but I guess I couldn

ed down t

nning to have dinner

sense the flickering g

, my hands reached for the food, just hop

se Dad had

re would th

ace an

last time we had a lov

oday to be spared from his

ining table with no words

released a heavy sigh. Grab

ough old videos, only to stumb

ationship had been just a mere illusion,

perate to erase any trace of our past. But no matter how h

n my phone, I received an an

fee store close

his, and how did t

y from the house. I re

get your dream j

w about the Kens

he alley towards the café,

ght," another me

an in a black coat, his

rose, shock silenced my lips. It was him

........